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signifier vs. signified

[sig-nuh-fahy-er] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that signifies.

  2. Semiotics. something, such as an arrangement of sounds or symbols, an object, or an action, which constitutes a pattern or unit, and which communicates meaning.

[sig-nuh-fahyd] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪd /

noun

Semiotics.
  1. the thing or concept denoted by an arrangement of sounds or symbols, an object, an action, etc., which constitutes a pattern or unit, and which communicates meaning.