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Noun meaning has 2 senses
- meaning, significance, signification, import - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"
--1 is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--1 has particulars: | | lexical meaning; grammatical meaning; symbolization, symbolisation; sense, signified; intension, connotation; referent; effect, essence, burden, core, gist; intent, purport, spirit; moral, lesson; nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement; overtone; point |
- meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
--2 is a kind of idea, thought
--2 has particulars:
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