"signifiaunce" meaning in All languages combined

See signifiaunce on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} signifiaunce
  1. Alternative form of signifiance Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: signifiance
    Sense id: en-signifiaunce-en-noun--xASVXHF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English terms suffixed with -aunce, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -aunce: 30 13 10 10 12 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 5 4 4 4 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 4 3 3 3 24

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /si(n)ɡˌnifiˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /si(n)ɡˈnifia(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈsi(n)ɡniˌfiːa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /sinji-/ Forms: signefiance [alternative], signifiance [alternative], signifiauns [alternative], signifyaunce [alternative], signyfiaunce [alternative], sygnyfyaunce [alternative], syngnefiaunce [alternative], syngnefyaunce [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French signifiance, a learned alteration of senefiance, a semi-learned borrowing of Latin significantia; equivalent to signifien + -aunce. Doublet of significaunce. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|signifiance}} Borrowed from Old French signifiance, {{der|enm|la|significantia}} Latin significantia, {{af|enm|signifien|-aunce}} signifien + -aunce, {{doublet|enm|significaunce}} Doublet of significaunce Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} signifiaunce, {{enm-noun|-}} signifiaunce (uncountable)
  1. An omen; a portentous event or symbol. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: significaunce
    Sense id: en-signifiaunce-enm-noun-h2U75u8X Categories (other): Divination, Philosophy Disambiguation of Divination: 68 32 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 24 18 18 22 17
  2. The meaning or significance of an omen or event. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: significaunce
    Sense id: en-signifiaunce-enm-noun-OjktJ~RL Categories (other): Divination, Philosophy Disambiguation of Divination: 68 32 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 24 18 18 22 17
  3. (rare) The definition or meaning of a word. Tags: rare, uncountable Synonyms: significaunce
    Sense id: en-signifiaunce-enm-noun-pfjPbcAU Categories (other): Linguistics, Philosophy Disambiguation of Linguistics: 0 41 54 0 4 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 24 18 18 22 17
  4. (rare) A sign or emblem; a distinguishing symbol. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-signifiaunce-enm-noun-nF09aRS~ Categories (other): Philosophy Disambiguation of Philosophy: 24 18 18 22 17
  5. (rare) An indication; a distinguishing behaviour. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-signifiaunce-enm-noun-Le~4OhhQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Human behaviour, Philosophy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 11 9 8 12 36 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 4 4 4 4 85 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 24 18 18 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 0

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (9a214a4 and 1b6da77). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.