That which is signified by a word or expression

• acceptation

  1. Favorable reception; approval.
  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. Favorable reception; approval.
  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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• message

  1. The chief idea or theme that a speaker, writer, etc. seeks to communicate
  2. A statement made or read before a gathering:
  3. A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another:

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  1. The chief idea or theme that a speaker, writer, etc. seeks to communicate
  2. A statement made or read before a gathering:
  3. A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another:

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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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• 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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• significancy

  1. (Dated) significance

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  1. (Dated) significance

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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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• 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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The gist of a specific action or situation

• idea

  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:

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  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:

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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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• meaning

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

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

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• point

  1. The major idea or essential part of a concept or narrative:
  2. A significant, outstanding, or effective idea, argument, or suggestion:
  3. An impressive or telling argument, fact, or idea

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  1. The major idea or essential part of a concept or narrative:
  2. A significant, outstanding, or effective idea, argument, or suggestion:
  3. An impressive or telling argument, fact, or idea

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• significance

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

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

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• significancy

  1. (Dated) significance

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  1. (Dated) significance

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The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement

• amount

  1. Quantity:
  2. A quantity
  3. A number; a sum.

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  1. Quantity:
  2. A quantity
  3. A number; a sum.

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• burden

  1. The weight of the cargo carried by a vessel at one time.
  2. The amount of a disease-causing entity present in an organism.
  3. (Nautical) The amount of cargo that a vessel can carry.

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  1. The weight of the cargo carried by a vessel at one time.
  2. The amount of a disease-causing entity present in an organism.
  3. (Nautical) The amount of cargo that a vessel can carry.

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• drift

  1. Variation or random oscillation about a fixed setting, position, or mode of behavior.
  2. A being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances
  3. (Electronics) A deviation or variation of a quantity, as voltage, from its assigned value

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  1. Variation or random oscillation about a fixed setting, position, or mode of behavior.
  2. A being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances
  3. (Electronics) A deviation or variation of a quantity, as voltage, from its assigned value

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• import

  1. Something imported:
  2. Importance; significance:
  3. The act or business of importing (goods)

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  1. Something imported:
  2. Importance; significance:
  3. The act or business of importing (goods)

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• substance

  1. That which is real or practical in quality or character; practical value:
  2. Density; body:
  3. That which has mass and occupies space; matter.

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  1. That which is real or practical in quality or character; practical value:
  2. Density; body:
  3. That which has mass and occupies space; matter.

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• tenor

  1. General course or tendency
  2. The exact wording or an exact copy of a legal document
  3. In a set of bells for ringing changes, the bell with the lowest tone

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  1. General course or tendency
  2. The exact wording or an exact copy of a legal document
  3. In a set of bells for ringing changes, the bell with the lowest tone

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The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse

• aim

  1. The degree of accuracy of a weapon or of a person aiming a weapon or propelled object:
  2. The object to be attained; intention or purpose
  3. The ability to hit a target or intended point:

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  1. The degree of accuracy of a weapon or of a person aiming a weapon or propelled object:
  2. The object to be attained; intention or purpose
  3. The ability to hit a target or intended point:

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• burden

  1. (Music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
  2. A source of great worry or stress; weight:
  3. The weight of the cargo carried by a vessel at one time.

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  1. (Music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
  2. A source of great worry or stress; weight:
  3. The weight of the cargo carried by a vessel at one time.

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• drift

  1. A gradual movement or change in some direction or toward some end or purpose; trend; tendency
  2. A gradual deviation from an original course, model, method, or intention.
  3. General meaning or purport; tenor:

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  1. A gradual movement or change in some direction or toward some end or purpose; trend; tendency
  2. A gradual deviation from an original course, model, method, or intention.
  3. General meaning or purport; tenor:

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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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• meaning

  1. What is meant; what is intended to be, or in fact is, signified, indicated, referred to, or understood
  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. What is meant; what is intended to be, or in fact is, signified, indicated, referred to, or understood
  2. A sense of importance or purpose:
  3. Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance:

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• substance

  1. A material of a particular kind or constitution.
  2. The physical matter of which a thing consists; material
  3. Material possessions; goods; wealth:

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  1. A material of a particular kind or constitution.
  2. The physical matter of which a thing consists; material
  3. Material possessions; goods; wealth:

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• tendency

  1. A course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift
  2. An inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent
  3. Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction:

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  1. A course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift
  2. An inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent
  3. Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction:

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• tenor

  1. The general course or character of something:
  2. The word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life in
  3. The general meaning; the purport or drift:

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  1. The general course or character of something:
  2. The word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life in
  3. The general meaning; the purport or drift:

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• thrust

  1. Continuous pressure of one part against another, as of a rafter against a wall
  2. The essential meaning; the point:
  3. The basic meaning or purpose; point; force

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  1. Continuous pressure of one part against another, as of a rafter against a wall
  2. The essential meaning; the point:
  3. The basic meaning or purpose; point; force

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