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# signification

«signification» in Mova's school dictionary: **the meaning of a word, sign or symbol** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (signification, significations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Signification is the meaning of a word, sign or symbol. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#m1)

2) (formal) Signification is the act of showing or signalling something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A rare and very stiff word, used in old books, language study and philosophy. It tells the reader about what a word or sign means. In everyday talk people say «meaning». Phrases: «the signification of a word», «true signification».

### examples

- The scholar explained the signification of the old word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x1)
- Each colour in the flag has its own signification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x2)
- In the old book, the signification of the dream was explained by a wise man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x3)
- Words can change their signification over hundreds of years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x4)
- The priest explained the signification of the candle at Easter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x5)
- He did not understand the full signification of the sign. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x6)

### note

Formal and rare. Not the same as «significance» (importance), though related: both come from «signify» (to mean or show). Use «meaning» in normal writing.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «signification» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.