English-Thai Dictionary

signification

N ความสำคัญ  kwam-sam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIGNIFICATION

n.[L. significatio. See Signify. ] 1. The act of making known, or of communicating ideas to another by signs or by words, by any thing that is understood, particularly by words. All speaking, or signification of one's mind, implies an act or address of one man to another.
2. Meaning; that which is understood to be intended by a sign, character, mark or word; that idea or sense of a sign, mar, word or expression which the person using it intends to convey, or that which men in general who use it, understand it to convey. The signification of words was originally arbitrary, and is dependent on usage. But when custom has annexed a certain sense to a letter or sound, or to a combination of letters or sounds, this sense is always to be considered the signification which the person using the word intends to communicate. So by custom, certain signs or gestures have a determinate signification. Such is the fact also with figures, algebraic character, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIGNIFICATION

Sig `ni *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [F. signification, L. significatio.]

 

1. The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means. A signification of being pleased. Landor. All speaking or signification of one's mind implies an act or addres of one man to another. South.

 

2. That which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

signification

sig ni fi ca tion |ˌsignəfiˈkāSHən ˌsɪɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun the representation or conveying of meaning. • an exact meaning or sense. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin significatio (n- ), from significare ‘indicate ’ (see signify ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

signification

sig ¦ni ¦fi |ca ¦tion |ˌsɪgnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the representation or conveying of meaning. • [ count noun ] an exact meaning or sense. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin significatio (n- ), from significare ‘indicate ’ (see signify ).

 

French Dictionary

signification

signification n. f. nom féminin 1 Sens. : La signification cachée de ce roman. 2 droit Notification faite par un huissier. : La signification d ’une citation à comparaître (et non d ’un *subpœna ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

signification

sig ni fi ca tion /sɪ̀ɡnɪfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 ｟かたく ｠C U (語の )意味, 意義 ; U 表示すること, 意味すること .