signification
English
Etymology
From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
signification (countable and uncountable, plural significations)
- The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
- Evidence for the existence of something.
- A meaning of a word.
French
Etymology
From Latin significātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “signification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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