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signification

sig·ni·fi·ca·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sig-nuh-fi-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɪg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌsɪɡ.nɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sig-nuh-fi-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɪg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of signification word

  • noun signification meaning; import; sense. 1
  • noun signification the act or fact of signifying; indication. 1
  • noun signification meaning 1
  • noun signification something that is signified; meaning or sense 0
  • noun signification the act of signifying 0
  • noun signification significance; meaning 0
See all 7 definitions of signification

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Origin of signification

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English significacion (< Old French signification, significaciun) < Latin significātiōn- (stem of significātiō) signal, emphasis, meaning, equivalent to significāt(us), past participle of significāre to signify (see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Signification

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Signification

signification popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for signification

noun signification

  • adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
  • autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
  • characterization — Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
  • characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
  • conation — the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
All 27 Synonyms of signification

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