Definition of signification

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Signification (n.) The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.

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Conjugate :: Conjugate (n.) A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification..
Neology :: Neology (n.) The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology..
On :: On (prep.) The general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath.
Despecificate :: Despecificate (v. t.) To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
Adsignification :: Adsignification (n.) Additional signification.
Catachresis :: Catachresis (n.) A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, To take arms against a sea of troubles. Shak. Her voice was but the shadow of a sound. Young..
Idiotism :: Idiotism (n.) An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to a language..
Metalepsis :: Metalepsis (n.) The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word..
Signification :: Signification (n.) That which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words..
Ex- :: Ex- () A prefix from the latin preposition, ex, akin to Gr. 'ex or 'ek signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence, in composition, it signifies out of, as, in exhale, exclude; off, from, or out. as in exscind; beyond, as, in excess, exceed, excel; and sometimes has a privative sense of without, as in exalbuminuos, exsanguinous. In some words, it intensifies the meaning; in others, it has little affect on the signification. It becomes ef- before f, as in effuse. The form e- occurs instead of
Consignification :: Consignification (n.) Joint signification.
Meaning :: Meaning (n.) That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint..
Paraphrase :: Paraphrase (n.) A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase..
Linguistics :: Linguistics (n.) The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology..
Equivocation :: Equivocation (n.) The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead..
Trope :: Trope (n.) The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech..
Consignificant :: Consignificant (a.) Having joint or equal signification; synonymous.
Comprehensibly :: Comprehensibly (adv.) With great extent of signification; comprehensively.
Etymon :: Etymon (n.) Original or fundamental signification.
Presignification :: Presignification (n.) The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
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