"thought-bearing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more thought-bearing [comparative], most thought-bearing [superlative]
Etymology: From thought + bearing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|thought|bearing}} thought + bearing Head templates: {{en-adj}} thought-bearing (comparative more thought-bearing, superlative most thought-bearing)
  1. Having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.
    Sense id: en-thought-bearing-en-adj-GesyMoNQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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