meaning
meaning definition
mean·ing (mē′niŋ)
noun
- what is meant; what is intended to be, or in fact is, signified, indicated, referred to, or understood; signification, purport, import, sense, or significance the meaning of a word
- Archaic intention; purpose
adjective
- that has meaning; significant; expressive
- intending; having purpose
Related Forms:
- meaningly mean′·ingly adverb
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