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How to pronounce signified in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sense
Type of significance, import, meaning, signification
Has types word sense, word meaning, acceptation


the signifier is linked to the signified.

Examples of signified

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The 2005-2006 school year was notable as it signified Kinkaid's Centennial Year.
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The instructor status is signified by one vertical tan stripe on the MCMAP belt.
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This has always been the car that signified the health of the supermini sector.
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During the Middle Ages the title signified first among the Germanic monarchies.
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Therefore it must be that by the name of evil is signified the absence of good.
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Church bells were rung, which usually signified a fire, bringing more people out.
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Seeing the empty chair that signified Giffords'absence made Culbert emotional.
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This was evidently a kind of tally, but I felt the shoes signified something more.
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The 2004 title signified the completion of a job that started before they arrived.
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More examples
  • Sense: the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"
  • (signification) meaning: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
  • (signify) mean: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
  • (signify) convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
  • (signify) make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
  • Signify is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September, 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning. ...
  • (Signifying) Signifyin(g) (vernacular) is a practice in African American culture, involving a verbal strategy of indirection that exploits the gap between the denotative and figurative meanings of words.
  • The concept or idea evoked by a sign
  • (Signify) (v.): to declare yourself, to brag, to boast.