Associations to the word «Signification»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SIGNIFICATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats