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  • plural
    of meaning.
    meaning
    noun
    what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import.

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These disruptions can affect the ability to recall personal experiences and access stored knowledge, including words and their meanings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 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

His poetic titles often defy translation; their layered meanings and references can only be approximated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

It has meanings within meanings, like human words.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate