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Signification
//ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "signification" (103 found)
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semantic clustersemantic fieldsenseshowshowingsignificancesignificancysignificatumsignifiesignifyingspan of meaningspecificationspiritstipulationstructural meaningsubstancesuggestionsumsum and substancesymbolic meaningsymptomaticnesstenortotality of associationstransferred meaningunadorned meaningunderstandingundertonevalueweightweightiness
Noun(1 words)
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3 translations across 2 languages.
Russian
2 entries- значе́ние noun (meaning of a word)
- обозначе́ние noun (act of signifying or something that is signified)
Tagalog
1 entries- kabuluhan noun (act of signifying or something that is signified)
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