signifié
/ˌsiːnjiːˈfjeɪ
/noun
Another term for signified.Such a sign has two parts: a signifier, the form; something signified (signifié), what is referred to, the meaning....
- When the analysis of images is further specified the meaning, the signifié, has to be considered more and more.
- Which signifiant is used for which signifié is solely based on an ‘agreement’, a kind of ‘contract’, as it were, between the members of a speech community.
Origin
French.