“the signification of Chinese characters”
- Synonyms:
- import, meaning, significance
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lexical meaning
the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
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grammatical meaning
the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form
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symbolisation, symbolization
the use of symbols to convey meaning
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sense, signified
the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
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connotation, intension
what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
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referent
something referred to; the object of a reference
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burden, core, effect, essence, gist
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
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intent, purport, spirit
the intended meaning of a communication
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lesson, moral
the significance of a story or event
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nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
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overtone
(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
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point
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
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acceptation, word meaning, word sense
the accepted meaning of a word
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antecedent
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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denotatum
an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression
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designatum
something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression
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bottom line
the decisive point
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crux, crux of the matter
the most important point
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rallying point
a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together
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talking point
an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion
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content, message, subject matter, substance
what a communication that is about something is about
