Something communicated, as information

• word

  1. Discourse or talk; speech:
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. News:

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  1. Discourse or talk; speech:
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. News:

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• communication

  1. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
  2. A means of communicating, especially:
  3. A means of communicating

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  1. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
  2. A means of communicating, especially:
  3. A means of communicating

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That which is signified by a word or expression

• value

  1. That quality of a thing according to which it is thought of as being more or less desirable, useful, estimable, important, etc.; worth or the degree of worth
  2. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit:
  3. Precise meaning or import, as of a word.

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  1. That quality of a thing according to which it is thought of as being more or less desirable, useful, estimable, important, etc.; worth or the degree of worth
  2. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit:
  3. Precise meaning or import, as of a word.

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• signification

  1. The action or process of signifying:
  2. Significance; meaning
  3. Meaning or significance, especially of a word.

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  1. The action or process of signifying:
  2. Significance; meaning
  3. Meaning or significance, especially of a word.

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• significancy

  1. (Dated) significance

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  1. (Dated) significance

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• significance

  1. The state or quality of being significant:
  2. A meaning that is expressed or implied:
  3. That which is signified; meaning

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  1. The state or quality of being significant:
  2. A meaning that is expressed or implied:
  3. That which is signified; meaning

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• sense

  1. Judgment; consensus:
  2. Natural understanding or intelligence, especially in practical matters:
  3. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation:

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  1. Judgment; consensus:
  2. Natural understanding or intelligence, especially in practical matters:
  3. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation:

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• purport

  1. Intention; object
  2. Meaning that is presented, intended, or implied; import.
  3. Meaning; tenor; sense; drift

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  1. Intention; object
  2. Meaning that is presented, intended, or implied; import.
  3. Meaning; tenor; sense; drift

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• meaning

  1. The practical or essential significance of some concept or quality
  2. A sense of importance or purpose:
  3. Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance:

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  1. The practical or essential significance of some concept or quality
  2. A sense of importance or purpose:
  3. Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance:

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• intent

  1. (Law) One's mental attitude, including purpose, will, determination, etc., at the time of doing an act
  2. A purpose; object; aim
  3. Meaning or import

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  1. (Law) One's mental attitude, including purpose, will, determination, etc., at the time of doing an act
  2. A purpose; object; aim
  3. Meaning or import

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• import

  1. Importance; significance:
  2. Meaning; signification
  3. Meaning; signification:

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  1. Importance; significance:
  2. Meaning; signification
  3. Meaning; signification:

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• denotation

  1. Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol.
  2. The direct, explicit meaning or reference of a word or term
  3. The most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.

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  1. Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol.
  2. The direct, explicit meaning or reference of a word or term
  3. The most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.

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• connotation

  1. (Logic) The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.
  2. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing:
  3. A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

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  1. (Logic) The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.
  2. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing:
  3. A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

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• acceptation

  1. (Archaic) Acceptance
  2. The usual or accepted meaning, as of a word or expression:
  3. The generally accepted meaning (of a word or expression)

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  1. (Archaic) Acceptance
  2. The usual or accepted meaning, as of a word or expression:
  3. The generally accepted meaning (of a word or expression)

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Communicated information

• intelligence

  1. The ability to learn or understand from experience; ability to acquire and retain knowledge; mental ability
  2. An agency or organization whose purpose is to gather such information:
  3. Such information

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  1. The ability to learn or understand from experience; ability to acquire and retain knowledge; mental ability
  2. An agency or organization whose purpose is to gather such information:
  3. Such information

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• information

  1. Any data that can be stored in and retrieved from a computer
  2. A person or agency answering questions as a service to others
  3. The act of informing or the condition of being informed; communication of knowledge:

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  1. Any data that can be stored in and retrieved from a computer
  2. A person or agency answering questions as a service to others
  3. The act of informing or the condition of being informed; communication of knowledge:

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• tidings

  1. Plural form of tiding
  2. Information or news:
  3. (Now Chiefly Literary) News; information

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  1. Plural form of tiding
  2. Information or news:
  3. (Now Chiefly Literary) News; information

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A communication

• paper

  1. Short-term debt instruments, especially commercial paper.
  2. A single piece or sheet of paper
  3. A wrapper made of paper, often with its contents:

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  1. Short-term debt instruments, especially commercial paper.
  2. A single piece or sheet of paper
  3. A wrapper made of paper, often with its contents:

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• word

  1. A letter or group of letters representing such a unit of language, written or printed usually in solid or hyphenated form
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. Rumor:

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  1. A letter or group of letters representing such a unit of language, written or printed usually in solid or hyphenated form
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. Rumor:

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• note

  1. The characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal:
  2. The sign of a particular quality or emotion:
  3. A piece of paper currency.

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  1. The characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal:
  2. The sign of a particular quality or emotion:
  3. A piece of paper currency.

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