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1. The meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
   "the signifier is linked to the signified"
   - sense

1. Denote or connote
   - mean, intend, stand for
    
2. Convey or express a meaning
   "What does his strange behaviour signify?"
    
3. Make known with a word or signal
   "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

Derived forms: signifieds

See also: sign, significant, signification, signifier

Type of: import, indicate, intend, mean, meaning, significance, signification

Encyclopedia: Signified