signification

[ sig-nuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌsɪg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

meaning; import; sense.

the act or fact of signifying; indication.

Origin of signification

1250–1300; Middle English significacion (<Old French signification, significaciun) <Latin significātiōn- (stem of significātiō) signal, emphasis, meaning, equivalent to significāt(us), past participle of significāre to signify (see -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM signification

non·sig·ni·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby signification

significant, significant digits, significant figures, significant other, significant symbol, signification, significative, significs, signifié, signified, signifier

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Example sentences from the Web for signification

It is evident, therefore, that the authorities are at sea in regard to the signification of the Maya and Tzental names.
Day Symbols of the Maya Year|Cyrus Thomas
The particle ba, has not signification, but serves to point out the interrogative and dubitative sentences.
English-Bisaya Grammar|Various
It is not enough that man invent a ceremony, and then give it a signification, according to his pleasure.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox
As if they would tie the goodness of the person to the signification of the name.
Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature|Charles W. Bardsley

I have already had occasion to speak of the signification and qualities of the collyrium named Melinum.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2|James Y. Simpson

British Dictionary definitions for signification

signification

/ (ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

something that is signified; meaning or sense

the act of signifying

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单词	signification
释义	signification [ sig-nuh-fi-key-shuhn ] / ˌsɪg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR signification ON THESAURUS.COM noun meaning; import; sense. the act or fact of signifying; indication. Origin of signification 1250–1300; Middle English significacion (<Old French signification, significaciun) <Latin significātiōn- (stem of significātiō) signal, emphasis, meaning, equivalent to significāt(us), past participle of significāre to signify (see -ate¹) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM signification non·sig·ni·fi·ca·tion, noun Words nearby signification significant, significant digits, significant figures, significant other, significant symbol, signification, significative, significs, signifié, signified, signifier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for signification It is evident, therefore, that the authorities are at sea in regard to the signification of the Maya and Tzental names. Day Symbols of the Maya Year\|Cyrus Thomas The particle ba, has not signification, but serves to point out the interrogative and dubitative sentences. English-Bisaya Grammar\|Various It is not enough that man invent a ceremony, and then give it a signification, according to his pleasure. The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland\|John Knox As if they would tie the goodness of the person to the signification of the name. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature\|Charles W. Bardsley I have already had occasion to speak of the signification and qualities of the collyrium named Melinum. Archaeological Essays Vol. 2\|James Y. Simpson British Dictionary definitions for signification signification / (ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) / noun something that is signified; meaning or sense the act of signifying Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to signification bell, foreboding, prediction, evidence, warning, divination, witness, index, indicator, prognostic, hint, foreknowledge, presentiment, premonition, badge, forewarning, trace, nod, symbol, clue
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signification

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