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sig⋅ni⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

  [sig-nuh-fi-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. meaning; import; sense.
2. the act or fact of signifying; indication.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME significacion (< OF signification, significaciun) < L significātiōn- (s. of significātiō) signal, emphasis, meaning, equiv. to significāt(us), ptp. of significāre to signify (see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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sig·ni·fi·ca·tion   (sĭg'nə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The established meaning of a word. See Synonyms at meaning.
  2. The act of signifying; indication.
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Signification

Sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. signification, L. significatio.]

1. The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.

A signification of being pleased. --Landor.

All speaking or signification of one's mind implies an act or addres of one man to another. --South.

2. That which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words.
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Language Translation for : signification
Spanish: sentido,
German: der Sinn,
Japanese: 意味
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