/ ˌsɪgnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE / noun
( formal or linguistics ) [ U , C ] the exact meaning of sth, especially a word or phrase
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from Latin significatio(n-) , from significare indicate, from signum token.
/ ˌsɪgnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE / noun
( formal or linguistics ) [ U , C ] the exact meaning of sth, especially a word or phrase
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from Latin significatio(n-) , from significare indicate, from signum token.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005