signification

From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

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signification (countable and uncountable, plural significations) (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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

From Latin significātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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• Hyphenation: sig‧ni‧fi‧ca‧tion

signification f (plural significations)

1. signification
2. meaning

   Synonym: sens

3. definition

   Synonym: définition

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