plurisignationn.
/ˌplʊərᵻˌsɪɡˈneɪʃn/, /ˌplɔːrᵻˌsɪɡˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌplʊrəˌsɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Chiefly Literary Theory.
= plurisignification n.
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plurisignation1940
plurisignification1940
1940 P. Wheelwright in Kenyon Rev. 2 268 We may distinguish three types of simultaneous plurisignation.
1964 J. Stone Legal Syst. & Lawyers' Reasonings i. 34 (heading) ‘Law properly so-called’ and plurisignation of words.
1997 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 17 Jan. (Features section) 27 A word or a passage may have various levels and meanings of ‘semantic thrust,’ or what critical jargon calls plurisignation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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