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Definition of Signifier
1. Noun. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something. "The inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
Category relationships: Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Word
Specialized synonyms: Plural, Plural Form, Singular, Singular Form, Ghost Word, Base, Radical, Root, Root Word, Stem, Theme, Etymon, Root, Citation Form, Entry Word, Main Entry Word, Abbreviation, Acronym
Derivative terms: Signify
Definition of Signifier
1. Noun. (linguistics) The sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Signifier
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Signifier
Literary usage of Signifier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"signifier une vente de meubles, to give notice of a »ale. signifier un exploit
... signifier à domicile, to give a person notice at hi» residence of—. ..."
2. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"Moreover, he (Saussure) undercuts the privileged position that the phonic
signifier (the spoken word) or "expressive substance" customarily enjoyed by ..."
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