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What (who) is meaning - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Theory of meaning; Meanings; Meaning (general); Meant; Meaning (disambiguation); Meaning system
meaning
(meanings)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The meaning of a word, expression, or gesture is the thing or idea that it refers to or represents and which can be explained using other words.
I hadn't a clue to the meaning of 'activism'...
I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
N-VAR
2.
The meaning of what someone says or of something such as a book or film is the thoughts or ideas that are intended to be expressed by it.
Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent...
= significance
N-VAR
3.
If an activity or action has meaning, it has a purpose and is worthwhile.
Art has real meaning when it helps people to understand themselves.
...a challenge that gives meaning to life.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you mention something and say that someone doesn't know the meaning of the word, you are emphasizing that they have never experienced the thing mentioned or do not have the quality mentioned.
Don't mention failure when Kevin is around. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.
PHRASE: V inflects [emphasis]
meaning
¦ noun
1. what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.
2. worthwhile quality; purpose.
¦ adjective expressive: she gave him a meaning look.
Derivatives
meaningly adverb
meaning
n.
1) to misconstrue a meaning
2) an accepted; basic; clear; connotative; double, equivocal; figurative; literal; obscure meaning
3) grammatical; lexical; referential meaning
4) in a meaning (in the accepted meaning of the word)
Wikipedia
Meaning
Meaning most commonly refers to:
- Meaning (linguistics), meaning which is communicated through the use of language
- Meaning (philosophy), definition, elements, and types of meaning discussed in philosophy
- Meaning (non-linguistic), a general term of art to capture senses of the word "meaning", independent from its linguistic uses
- The meaning of life, the significance, purpose, or worth of human existence
Meaning may also refer to:
- Meaning (psychology), epistemological position, in psychology as well as philosophy, linguistics, semiotics and sociology
- Meaning (semiotics), the distribution of signs in sign relations
- Meaning (existential), the meaning of life in contemporary existentialism
Examples of use of meaning
1. Posed by a model Among the other 30 expressions listed are "ballin" meaning doing well, "bad" meaning good, "phat" meaning wicked, and "A and B and the C of the D" meaning above and beyond the call of duty.
2. No folks, there’s no new meaning and no hidden meaning either.
3. "This is a well meaning measure from Number 10, but well meaning isn‘t enough.
4. Because of the double meaning the rabbinate demands exclusivity for the religious meaning.
5. Each line corresponds with the other meaning as well as tone pattern and individual word meaning.