signification

English

Etymology

From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

signification (countable and uncountable, plural significations)

1. The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
2. Evidence for the existence of something.
3. A meaning of a word.

French

Etymology

From Latin significātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

signification f (plural significations)

1. meaning; definition; signification

Further reading

• “signification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.