Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

signification

/ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: sig-ni-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Evidence for the existence of something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A meaning of a word.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

significations (plural)

Derived Forms

adsignification consignification foresignification nonsignification oversignification plurisignification presignification resignification

Synonyms

meaning significance import

Questions

How do you pronounce signification?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does signification mean?: The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
Where does signification come from?: From Old French significacion, from Latin significātiō.

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