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Noun: signifier  'sig-nu`fI-u(r)
  1. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    "the inflected signifiers of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
    - form, word form, descriptor

Derived forms: signifiers

See also: signify

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Signifier