Definition of signification

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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..

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Hermeneutical :: Hermeneutical (a.) Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase..
Aqua :: Aqua (n.) Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed..
Linguistics :: Linguistics (n.) The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology..
Import :: Import (n.) That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like..
Prefix :: Prefix (n.) That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure..
Lexicology :: Lexicology (n.) The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
Equipollent :: Equipollent (a.) Having equivalent signification and reach; expressing the same thing, but differently..
Tautological :: Tautological (a.) Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression..
Define :: Define (v. t.) To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term..
Designation :: Designation (n.) Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase..
Definite :: Definite (a.) Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression..
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term..
Insignificant :: Insignificant (a.) Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words..
Signification :: Signification (n.) The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.
Synonyma :: Synonym (n.) One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous..
Equivalence :: Equivalence (n.) The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions..
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..
Ambiguous :: Ambiguous (a.) Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression..
Definitive :: Definitive (n.) A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns..
Voice :: Voice (n.) Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.
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