Signified
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The concept, object or person that is referred to by a sign or signifier.
"Here things are getting better and better for women and people of color, and gay men and lesbians, more and more integrated and open, and all you can think about is some stupid, lame problem with signifiers and signifieds."
- 2 the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted wordnet
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of signify form-of, participle, past
Example
More examples"“The appeal of the house for Americans, going back into the 20th century, was that it signified autonomy. You know, every home is a castle,” says Louis Hyman, an economic historian and assistant professor at Cornell University. “So, it has these echoes of signifying independence and achievement.”"
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