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signifiant

American  
[see-nyee-fyahn, sig-nuh-fahy-uhnt] / si nyiˈfyɑ̃, ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ənt /

noun

French.
signifiants plural
  1. signifier.


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Breaking: CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most signifiant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2022

CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most signifiant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched.

From The Verge • Apr. 21, 2022

As such, she was undeniably a part of a signifiant social movement around mental illness and its treatment.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2020

He is, without any doubt, the most signifiant and influential football person in the Premier League era, winning the first of his championships in the year it all started.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2018

En attendant, la devise de Paris, Fluctuat nec mergitur, locution latine signifiant « il est battu par les flots, mais ne sombre pas », n’a jamais été aussi actuelle.

From Time • Nov. 22, 2015

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