Definition of meaning

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Meaning (n.) That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint..

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Explicate :: Explicate (v. t.) To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
Enigma :: Enigma (n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed..
Effect :: Effect (n.) Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.
Rote :: Rote (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote..
Hyperbole :: Hyperbole (n.) A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Deponent :: Deponent (a.) Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and Greek verbs..
In- :: In- () An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial..
Pittle-pattle :: Pittle-pattle (v. i.) To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle.
Limit :: Limit (v. t.) To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word..
Forked :: Forked (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Importing :: Importing (a.) Full of meaning.
Barrack :: Barrack (n.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings..
Miss :: Miss (v. t.) To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said..
-ation :: -ation () A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of state, and that which results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French; as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -ize (Fr. -ise); as, civilization, demoralization..
-arch :: -arch (a.) A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler)..
Certain :: Certain (a.) Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons..
Senseful :: Senseful (a.) Full of sense, meaning, or reason; reasonable; judicious..
Fly :: Fly (a.) Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.
Meaning :: Meaning (n.) That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent..
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