1. meanings

    Plural form of meaning

    noun

    1. The denotation, referent, or idea associated with a word or phrase.
      "How many meanings does the word “dog” have?"
    2. Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance.
      "The writer's meaning was obscured by convoluted prose."
    3. An interpreted goal, intent, or end.

    noun

    1. The denotation, referent, or idea associated with a word or phrase.
      "How many meanings does the word “dog” have?"
    2. Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance.
      "The writer's meaning was obscured by convoluted prose."
    3. An interpreted goal, intent, or end.
    4. A sense of importance or purpose.
      "When he became a teacher, he felt that his life had meaning."
    5. That which exists in the mind, view, or contemplation as an aim or purpose; that which is meant or intended to be done; intent; purpose; aim; object.

    adjective

    1. Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination.
      "a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions."
    2. Full of meaning; expressive.
      "gave me a meaning look."
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    The meaning of DICTIONARY is a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses. How to use dictionary in a sentence.
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    An adage is a saying. Moms and dads love adages such as "early to bed, early to rise" and "an apple a day keeps the doctor away.". The noun adage comes from the Latin root aio, meaning "I say."Like a proverb, an adage can be true or not so much. It's a folksy saying that's been passed around for so long that it doesn't even matter if it's true anymore.
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  1. Meaning

    Philosophy

    In philosophy—more specifically, in its sub-fields semantics, semiotics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metasemantics—meaning "is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they intend, express, or signify". The types of meanings vary according to the types of the thing that is being represented. Wikipedia

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