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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
meaning
adj 1: rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"
[syn: meaning(a), pregnant, significant]
n 1: the message that is intended or expressed or signified;
"what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance
of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese
characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
[syn: meaning, significance, signification, import]
2: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this
proverb?" [syn: meaning, substance]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mean \Mean\ (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meant (m[e^]nt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite,
tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind,
mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw.
mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. [root]104. See Mind, and
cf. Moan.]
1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to
intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?
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What mean ye by this service ? --Ex. xii. 26.
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Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
good. --Gen. 1. 20.
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I am not a Spaniard
To say that it is yours and not to mean it.
--Longfellow.
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2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
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What mean these seven ewe lambs ? --Gen. xxi.
29.
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Go ye, and learn what that meaneth. --Matt. ix.
13.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Meaning \Mean"ing\, n.
1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;
object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
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If there be any good meaning towards you. --Shak.
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2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage;
signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
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3. Sense; power of thinking. [R.]
[1913 Webster] -- Mean"ing*less, a. -- Mean"ing*ly,
adv.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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