signifier
Meaning
to signify, mean
Concepts
embrass
𐐼𐐨𐑌𐐬𐐻𐐩𐑇𐐲𐑌
mean value
Synonyms
avoir l’intention
être d’avis
être signe de
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/si.ɲi.fje/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French signifier, senefier, from Old French senefier, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin significāre, from signum (“mark, sign, emblem”).
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