signification
meaning; import; sense.
the act or fact of signifying; indication.
Origin of signification
1Other words from signification
- non·sig·ni·fi·ca·tion, noun
Words Nearby signification
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How to use signification in a sentence
When thus indefinitely used, it must be understood as designed to bear individually each signification.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamHis is ill syntax with heaven; and by unfeared he means unafraid: Words of a quite contrary signification.
The Works Of John Dryden, Volume 4 (of 18) | John DrydenThe inoffensive word was the more readily adopted by the classes who had least notion of its signification.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThe oath of William Rufus, per vultum de Lucca, has raised conjectures as to its probable signification.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThe word leve or leave has very much the same signification as the word cense or cess.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden Hibbert
British Dictionary definitions for signification
/ (ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
something that is signified; meaning or sense
the act of signifying
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