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meaning [thing signified.]

Roget-categorie 516

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
4.8. Nature of ideas communicated
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#516. [Idea to be conveyed.] Meaning [Thing signified.]

zelfstandig naamwoord

meaningsignification, significancesense, expressionimport, purportforcedrift, tenor, spirit, bearing, coloringscope.
[important part of the meaning] substancegist, essence, marrow, spirit etc. 5.
mattersubject, subject matterargument, text, sum and substance.
general meaning, broad meaning, substantial meaning, colloquial meaning, literal meaning, plain meaning, simple meaning, natural meaning, unstrained meaning, true meaning, etc. (exact) 494 honest meaning, etc. 543 prima facie meaning [Lat.]etc. (manifest) 525.
letter of the law.
literallyafter acceptation.
synonymimplication, allusion etc. (latency) 526suggestion etc. (information) 527figure of speech etc. 521acceptation etc. (interpretation) 522.

werkwoord

mean, signify, expressimport, purportconvey, imply, breathe, indicate, bespeak, bear a sensetell of, speak oftouch onpoint to, allude todrive atinvolve etc. (latency) 526declare etc. (affirm) 535.
understand by etc. (interpret) 522.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

meaning etc. v. — expressive, suggestive, allusivesignificant, significative, significatorypithyfull of meaning, pregnant with meaning.
declaratory etc. 535intelligible etc. 518literalsynonymoustantamount etc. (equivalent) 27implied etc. (latent) 526explicit etc. 525.

bijwoord

to that effectthat is to say etc. (being interpreted) 522.

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