(a) n. a word that has an independent meaning, as distinct from a function word (originally spec. with reference to Chinese grammar; cf. empty word n.…

(a) gen. a word which designates an object (in various senses); (b) Philosophy (in the theories of Bertrand Russell) a word the meaning of which…

In glossematics: a minimal unit of meaningful expression; contrasted with keneme, n. Also: a word which has full lexical meaning on its own, as a…

a word (normally a noun, adjective, or verb) that conveys meaning in an utterance (in contrast with a grammatical element like a preposition…