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Definition of signification : 1. That which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words.
2. The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.

Synonyms:

importee, intent, denotation, index, moment, implication, significancy, significance, indication, badge, manifestation, import, connotation, value, substance, message, stamp, evidence, sign, acceptation, note, consequence, indicator, show, token, meaning, witness, importation, mark, symptom, purport, sense

Usage examples:

• " Glenmorris Castle," Such was the first public signification of my intentions; it was drawn up by Mr. Sharpon, our lawyer, and considered by our friends as a masterpiece: for, as my mother sagely observed, it did not commit me in a single instance- espoused no principle, and yet professed what all parties would allow was the best. - "Pelham, Complete", Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009.
• For that was not serious with the intense present signification the name Aminta had. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• Paul seized his hat, but lingered; and the dame, guessing at the signification of the pause, drew forth and placed in the boy's hand the sum of five halfpence and one farthing. - "Paul Clifford, Volume 1.", Edward Bulwer-Lytton.