monosignificancen.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˌsɪɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)ns/ Chiefly Literary Theory. Now rare.
= monosignation n.
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monosignation1940
monosignificance1940
monosemy1951
1940 J. Miles in Kenyon Rev. 2 503 Monosignificance. Mr. Wheelwright uses, and I think confuses, in two ways, as formal logical abstraction..and as a useful temporarily consistent selection.
1947 H. Jacob Planned Auxiliary Lang. 20 No language..has so far achieved absolute monosignificance... The principle of monosignificance is..understood to apply to the smallest but complete unit of thought, the sentence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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