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Definition of signification
1a : the act or process of signifying by signs or other symbolic meansb : a formal notification
2 : purport; especially : the meaning that a term, symbol, or character regularly conveys or is intended to convey
3 chiefly dialectal : importance, consequence
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Examples of signification in a Sentence
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Other pieces from the Conversions series saw Acconci burn the hair off his body using a candle or mold his chest into breasts, playing at the margins of gender signification.
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Like the onset of holiday shopping, our presidential election season seems to arrive earlier—with more sound and fury and less signification—every cycle.
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First Known Use of signification
14th century
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