SIGNIFIER


Meaning of SIGNIFIER in English

/sig"neuh fuy'euhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that signifies.

2. the configuration of sound elements or other linguistic symbols representing a word or other meaningful unit in a language. Cf. signified .

[ 1525-35; SIGNIFY + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .