"signifier" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɚ/ [General-American], /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-signifier.wav [Southern-England] Forms: signifiers [plural]
Etymology: signify + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|signify|er}} signify + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} signifier (plural signifiers)
  1. Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important.
    Sense id: en-signifier-en-noun-75YzcJFl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 38 32
  2. Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important.
    (cartomancy) A card representing a querent, question, or situation.     Categories (topical): Cartomancy
    Sense id: en-signifier-en-noun-~I0ete17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 38 32 Topics: cartomancy, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  3. (linguistics, philosophy) A sign, such as a written or spoken word, which refers to some concept, object or person, the signified. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Philosophy Translations ((linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign): signifikant [masculine] (Czech), merkitsin (Finnish), signifiant [masculine] (French), Signifikant [masculine] (German), 能記 (nōki) (alt: のうき) (Japanese), シニフィアン (shinifian) (Japanese), означа́ющее (označájuščeje) [neuter] (Russian), significante [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-signifier-en-noun-IpVN~feV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 38 32 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of '(linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign': 3 4 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: significator [cartomancy, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: empty signifier, floating signifier, master signifier Related terms: signified, referent Translations (something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important): merkityksen antaja (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important': 49 49 1

Verb [French]

IPA: /si.ɲi.fje/, /si.ni.fje/ Audio: Fr-signifier.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French signifier, senefier, from Old French senefier, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin significāre, from signum (“mark, sign, emblem”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|signifier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French signifier, {{inh+|fr|frm|signifier}} Inherited from Middle French signifier, {{m|frm|senefier}} senefier, {{inh|fr|fro|senefier}} Old French senefier, {{der|fr|la|significō|significāre}} Latin significāre, {{m|la|signum||mark, sign, emblem}} signum (“mark, sign, emblem”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} signifier Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], signifier [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], signifiant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], signifié [participle, past], signifie [first-person, indicative, present, singular], signifies [indicative, present, second-person, singular], signifie [indicative, present, singular, third-person], signifions [first-person, indicative, plural, present], signifiez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], signifient [indicative, plural, present, third-person], signifiais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], signifiais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], signifiait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], signifiions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], signifiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], signifiaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], signifiai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], signifias [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], signifia [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], signifiâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], signifiâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], signifièrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], signifierai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], signifieras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], signifiera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], signifierons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], signifierez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], signifieront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], signifierais [conditional, first-person, singular], signifierais [conditional, second-person, singular], signifierait [conditional, singular, third-person], signifierions [conditional, first-person, plural], signifieriez [conditional, plural, second-person], signifieraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], signifie [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], signifies [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], signifie [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], signifiions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], signifiiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], signifient [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], signifiasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], signifiasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], signifiât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], signifiassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], signifiassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], signifiassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], signifie [imperative, second-person, singular], signifions [first-person, imperative, plural], signifiez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to signify, mean Tags: transitive Synonyms: indiquer, vouloir dire Derived forms: signification, significatif
    Sense id: en-signifier-fr-verb-fzeC1GST Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "French 3-syllable words",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French first group verbs",
        "French lemmas",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Middle French",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French transitive verbs",
        "French verbs",
        "French verbs with conjugation -er"
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