English > meaning: 3 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The message that is intended or expressed or signified. |
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| Example | "what is the meaning of this sentence" |
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| Synonyms | significance, signification, import |
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| Narrower | effect, essence, burden, core, gist | The central meaning / meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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| grammatical meaning | The meaning / meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence |
| intension, connotation | What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression |
| intent, purport, spirit | The intended meaning / meaning of a communication |
| lexical meaning | The meaning / meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express |
| moral, lesson | The significance of a story or event |
| nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude |
| overtone | (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning / meaning or quality |
| point | A brief version of the essential meaning / meaning of something |
| referent | Something referred to |
| sense, signified | The meaning / meaning of a word or expression |
| symbolization, symbolisation | The use of symbols to convey meaning / meaning |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
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| Spanish | sentido, significación, significado |
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| Catalan | significació, significat |
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| Verbs | mean | mean or intend to express or convey |
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| mean | denote or connote |
