Meaning

3 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.

    обозначе́ниеoboznačénije

  2. (countable, uncountable)Evidence for the existence of something.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A meaning of a word.

    значе́ниеznačénije

More definitions
  • the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Sound and signification, form and function, are inseparable in the life of language.

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
act of signifying or something that is signified:
meaning of a word:

Origin

From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.

From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.

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Forms

plural: significations
Singularsignification
Pluralsignifications

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
Relatedsignify
Derivedadsignificationconsignificationforesignificationnonsignificationoversignificationplurisignificationpresignificationresignification

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
significanceB1significantA2significantlyB2signifiersignifyB2signpostB1

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