What does signification mean?

Definitions for signification
ˌsɪg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənsig·ni·fi·ca·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. meaning, significance, signification, importnoun

    the message that is intended or expressed or signified

    "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

Wiktionary

  1. significationnoun

    The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.

  2. significationnoun

    Evidence for the existence of something.

  3. significationnoun

    A meaning of a word.

  4. Etymology: significatio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Significationnoun

    Etymology: signification, French; significatio, Latin; from signify.

    A lye is properly a species of injustice, and a violation of the right of that person to whom the false speech is directed; for all speaking, or signification of one’s mind, implies an act or address of one man to another. South.

    An adjective requireth another word to be joined with him, to shew his signification. Accidence.

    Brute animals make divers motions to have several significations, to call, warn, cherish, and threaten. William Holder.

ChatGPT

  1. signification

    Signification is the process or act of conveying, demonstrating, or expressing meaning, significance, or importance. This could refer to meanings of words, signs, symbols, or other forms of communication. It is the implication conveyed by a particular action, symbol, or gesture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Significationnoun

    the act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means

  2. Significationnoun

    that which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words

  3. Etymology: [F. signification, L. significatio.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of signification in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of signification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of signification in a Sentence

  1. Adolf Hitler:

    This means that a people cannot be made “national” according to the signification attached to that word by our bourgeois class today - that is to say, nationalism with many reservations- but national in the vehement and extreme sense.

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