meaning
noun
what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import.
meanings
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pluralof meaning.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The work’s more resonant meanings emerge organically as Jean and Berenger battle over Jean’s willing resignation of his human form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
So while the title of the doc is taken from John’s heartbreaking speech in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” they appreciate its multiple meanings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Washington monument is both architecture and sculpture, a powerful symbol with layered meanings for different generations from Washington’s time to ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
“And how were these meanings discovered?” put in Löfgren.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
