signification

sig·ni·fi·ca·tion

S0400600 (sĭg′nə-fĭ-kā′shən)n.1. Meaning or significance, especially of a word.2. The action or process of signifying: a theory of signification.

signification

(ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) n1. something that is signified; meaning or sense2. the act of signifying

sig•ni•fi•ca•tion

(ˌsɪg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n. 1. meaning; import; sense. 2. the act of signifying; indication.

Thesaurus

Noun

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signification - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"meaning, significance, importsubject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutlexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to expressgrammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional formsymbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaningsignified, sense - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expressionreferent - something referred to; the object of a referencegist, burden, essence, effect, core - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary workpurport, intent, spirit - the intended meaning of a communicationmoral, lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"nuance, subtlety, nicety, refinement, shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

signification

noun1. That which is signified by a word or expression:acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, purport, sense, significance, significancy, value.2. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, stamp, symptom, token, witness.

Translations

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