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signification

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sig⋅ni⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

  [sig-nuh-fi-key-shuhn]
–noun
1. meaning; import; sense.
2. the act or fact of signifying; indication.
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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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