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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-signification.wav Forms: significations [plural]
Etymology: From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|significacion}} Old French significacion, {{uder|en|la|significātiō}} Latin significātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} signification (countable and uncountable, plural significations)
  1. The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of signifying or something that is signified): обозначе́ние (oboznačénije) [neuter] (Russian), kabuluhan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-signification-en-noun-tA9kjYoC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of 'act of signifying or something that is signified': 97 1 2
  2. Evidence for the existence of something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-signification-en-noun-t8HW8cBy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 34 29 37
  3. A meaning of a word. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (meaning of a word): значе́ние (značénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-signification-en-noun-r0I35969 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of 'meaning of a word': 6 1 93

Noun [French]

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Etymology: From Latin significātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|significātiō|significātiōnem}} Latin significātiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} signification f (plural significations)
  1. signification Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-signification-fr-noun-0emfjZQ~
  2. meaning Tags: feminine Synonyms: sens
    Sense id: en-signification-fr-noun-5Am~xv55 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 26 4 16 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 85 8 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 6 88 6
  3. definition Tags: feminine Synonyms: définition
    Sense id: en-signification-fr-noun-TE7Rr7~a

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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 2025-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-12-02 using wiktextract (e2469cc and 9905b1f). 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.

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