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signify

Main Entry:: sig·ni·fy
Pronunciation:: \ˈsig-nə-ˌfī\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: sig·ni·fied; sig·ni·fy·ing
Etymology:: Middle English signifien, from Anglo-French signifier, from Latin significare to indicate, signify, from signum sign
Date:: 13th century

transitive verb1 a: to be a sign of : mean b: imply2: to show especially by a conventional token (as word, signal, or gesture)intransitive verb1: to have significance : matter <it will not much signify what one wears — Jane Austen>2: to engage in signifying

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