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Many things there be in the scripture, which have a carnal fulfilling, even there where they be spoken or done; and yet have another spiritual signification, to be fulfilled long after in Christ and his kingdom, and yet never known till the thing be done.
William Tyndale

Meaning of "signification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGNIFICATION

signification  [ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGNIFICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Signification is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIGNIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sign (disambiguation)

A sign is an entity which indicates another entity. Sign may also refer to: ▪ Commercial signage ▪ Signage ▪ Sign ▪ Sign ▪ Sign language ▪ Sign, an indication of negative and positive numbers ▪ Sign function, also known as the signum function ▪ Sign of a permutation ▪ Astrological sign ▪ Medical sign ▪ Project Sign, a project by the U.S. Air Force to investigate unidentified flying objects ▪ Servicio de Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional or Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, the Argentine intelligence service ▪ Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, a Scottish group that develops evidence based medical guidelines...

Definition of signification in the English dictionary

The definition of signification in the dictionary is something that is signified; meaning or sense. Other definition of signification is the act of signifying.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIGNIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGNIFICATION

signifiable
significance
significance test
significancy
significant
significant digits
significant figures
significant other
significantly
significate
significative
significatively
significativeness
significator
significatory
significs
signified
signifier
signifies
signify

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGNIFICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of signification in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «signification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGNIFICATION

Find out the translation of signification to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of signification from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «signification» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

意义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

significación
570 millions of speakers

English

signification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अर्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغزى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сигнификация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

significação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরূত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

makna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bedeutung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ý nghia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உட்பொருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

manâ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

significato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Znaczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сигнификации
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnificație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

signification
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betekenis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

innebörd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

signification
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of signification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNIFICATION»

The term «signification» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of signification
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «signification».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNIFICATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «signification» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «signification» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about signification

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3 QUOTES WITH «SIGNIFICATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word signification.
1
John Hales
As he is one, so we call Him God, the Deity, the Divine Nature, and other names of the same signification.
2
Robert Smithson
Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.
3
William Tyndale
Many things there be in the scripture, which have a carnal fulfilling, even there where they be spoken or done; and yet have another spiritual signification, to be fulfilled long after in Christ and his kingdom, and yet never known till the thing be done.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGNIFICATION»

Discover the use of signification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to signification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Baudrillard and Signs: Signification Ablaze
G̀enosko's book addresses "the semiotic problem" in Baudrillard's work and provides a discussion of its development in relation to semiology, structuralism and poststructuralism .. interesting and informative.
Gary Genosko, 1994
2
Directing Postmodern Theater: Shaping Signification in ...
An introduction to theatrical directing using the concepts and terminology of semiotic theory
Jon Whitmore, 1994
3
Semblance and Signification
If primary and secondary modelling systems are rarely studied in tandem, it is clear from this volume that their fruitful juxtaposition yields striking insight into the cognitive concerns that pervade current semiotic research.
Pascal Michelucci, Olga Fischer, Christina Ljungberg, 2011
4
Nomothetēs, the Interpreter: Containing the Genuine ...
James I intervened in fear that his own fiscal interests would not be approved by Parliament, and ordered a proclamation that imprisoned Cowell, suppressed the book and ordered all copies burned by a public hangman on March 10, 1610.
John Cowell, Thomas Manley, 1684
5
On the Signification of Colours: By Fulvio Pellegrino Morato
This volume presents the first full English translation from the Italian of Morato's Del significato de' colori (1535), together with a biography, commentary, footnotes and original Italian text.
Fulvio Pellegrino Morato, 2013
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The Sonic Self: Musical Subjectivity and Signification
Using Classical violin music as her principal laboratory, the author examines how a performance incorporates distinctive features not only of the work but of the performer as well--and how the listener goes about interpreting not only the ...
Naomi Cumming, 2000
7
Culture and Power in Cultural Studies: The Politics of ...
John Storey's best and most significant contributions to the field of cultural studies - together in a single volume.
John Storey, 2010
8
The Interpreter, Or, Booke Containing the Signification of ...
James I intervened in fear that his own fiscal interests would not be approved by the Parliament, and ordered a proclamation that imprisoned Cowell, suppressed the book and ordered all copies burned by a public hangman on March 10, 1610.
John Cowell, 1607
9
Signification in language and culture
Contributed articles presented during the International Symposium on Signification in Buddhist and French Traditions held at Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Sept. 2001.
Harjeet Singh Gill, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 2002
10
Situation et signification
J'admets cette définition classique de signification et du sens, sans m'attaquer aux problèmes épistémologiques que soulève la signification. Je n'ai surtout pas l'intention de mettre en doute la réalité de la signification. Les doutes exprimés à  ...
Ivan Fónagy, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGNIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term signification is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hamilton : Un nouveau tatouage, la signification des précédents
Lewis Hamilton n'en finit pas de se faire tatouer : le champion du monde 2008 et 2014 s'est rendu à New York, dans son centre de tatouages favori, Bang Bang, ... «Nextgen-Auto.com, Jul 15»
2
La signification touchante du dernier tatouage de Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber vient tout juste d'ajouter la lettre «G» à son bras, en référence à Georgie, la petite fille du pasteur Chad Veach et de sa femme Julia. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
3
VIDEO. Un conducteur sur deux a des doutes sur la signification de …
Un conducteur sur deux reconnaît avoir des doutes sur la signification de certains d'entre eux, selon une étude réalisée pour la Prévention routière, les sociétés ... «Francetv info, Jun 15»
4
Pourquoi a-t-on oublié la signification de la pentecôte ?
Noël, à la signification évidente et au poids culturel imposant, ne saurait jouer un tel rôle. La pentecôte si. Et pourtant, cette journée, qui clôt en quelque sorte la ... «Le Figaro, May 15»
5
Signification du port des bagues
Ce n'est pas obligatoirement pour faire une déclaration ou véhiculer un message, mais il est intéressant de découvrir la signification de chaque doigt portant les ... «Sen360, Apr 15»
6
M. Pokora dévoile la signification de son pseudo
Le jeune homme de 29 ans s'exprime alors sur les débuts de sa carrière solo et explique également la signification qui se cache derrière son nom de scène. «Ohmymag, Apr 15»
7
Que veut dire irl ?
Tous les samedis, Télé-loisirs.fr vous propose de découvrir la définition d'un mot ou d'une expression. Aujourd'hui, on s'intéresse à la signification de irl. «Télé Loisirs.fr, Mar 15»
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Que veut dire bae ?
Le samedi, c'est le jour des définitions sur Télé-Loisirs.fr. Toutes les semaines, nous vous proposons de découvrir la signification d'un mot. Aujourd'hui c'est ... «Télé Loisirs.fr, Feb 15»
9
Carême 2015 : date, origine, signification... Tout savoir
Carême : date, origine, tradition, signification, jeûne, pâques On connaît le Carême pour ses 40 jours de jeûne pour les chrétiens. Mais quelle est l'origine de ... «Linternaute.com, Feb 15»
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Exclu Public : Nabilla : découvrez la signification de son pseudo …
Exclu Public : Nabilla : découvrez la signification de son pseudo "Leonaboo" ! 10/02/2015; 16h50. 0; 0. 162. » Commentez ! Exclu Public : Nabilla : découvrez la ... «Public.fr, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Signification [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/signification>. Apr 2024 ».
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