signification
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (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”Synonyms: meaningsignificanceimport
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Signification \Sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. signification, L. significatio.]
1.The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means. [1913 Webster]
A signification of being pleased.— Landor.[1913 Webster]
All speaking or signification of one's mind implies an act or addres of one man to another.— South.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]