signified in English dictionary

  • signified

    Meanings and definitions of "signified"

    • (linguistics, structuralism) The concept or idea evoked by a sign.
    • Simple past tense and past participle of signify .
    • noun
      (linguistics, structuralism)
      The concept or idea evoked by a sign.
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]signify[/i]
    • noun
      the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"

    Synonyms of "signified" in English dictionary

    significance, meaning, signification are the top synonyms of "signified" in the English thesaurus.

    • significance · meaning · signification · import · sense
    • sense

      the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"

    Grammar and declension of signified

    • signified ( uncountable)
    • signified (usually uncountable, plural signifieds)
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