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   meaning

   /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action: "the meaning of the Hindu word is ‘breakthrough, release’" Similar definitionsenseexplanationdenotationconnotationinterpretationelucidationexplication
   • ▪ implied or explicit significance: "he gave me a look full of meaning" Similar significancesensesignificationimportthrustdriftgistimplicationtenormessageessencesubstancepurportintentionexpressivenesssignificanceeloquenceimplicationsintimationsinsinuations
   • ▪ important or worthwhile quality; purpose: "this can lead to new meaning in the life of older people" Similar valuevalidityworthconsequenceaccountuseusefulnesssignificancepoint

   adjective

   • 1. intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed: "she gave Gabriel a meaning look"

   Word Origin late Middle English: verbal noun from mean1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meaningly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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