meaning

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/]

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1. meaning (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

Example: Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

2. meaning (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.

3. meaning (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.

Example: Near-synonyms: meaningfulness, point, purpose, significance, use

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