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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified;
- Example: "what is the meaning of this sentence"
- Example: "the significance of a red traffic light"
- Example: "the signification of Chinese characters"
- Example: "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
[syn: meaning, significance, signification, import]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Signification \Sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. signification, L.
   significatio.]
   1. The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other
      means.
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            A signification of being pleased.     --Landor.
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            All speaking or signification of one's mind implies
            an act or addres of one man to another. --South.
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   2. That which is signified or made known; that meaning which
      a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the
      signification of words.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

signification
    n 1: 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"
         [syn: meaning, significance, signification, import]