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1. the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | idea, thought, |
| definition | : | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | semantics, |
| definition | : | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | strain, tenor, |
| definition | : | the general meaning or substance of an utterance (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | undercurrent, undertone, |
| definition | : | a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | denotation, extension, reference, |
| definition | : | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reference, |
| definition | : | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | connotation, |
| definition | : | an idea that is implied or suggested (noun.cognition) |
2. the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | lexical meaning, |
| definition | : | the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | grammatical meaning, |
| definition | : | the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sense, signified, |
| definition | : | the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | connotation, intension, |
| definition | : | what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | referent, |
| definition | : | something referred to; the object of a reference (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | intent, purport, spirit, |
| definition | : | the intended meaning of a communication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lesson, moral, |
| definition | : | the significance of a story or event (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | overtone, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | point, |
| definition | : | a brief version of the essential meaning of something (noun.communication) |
3. rich in significance or implication (adj.all)
| similar | : | meaningful, |
| definition | : | having a meaning or purpose (adj.all) |
4. the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | intend, mean, |
| definition | : | mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication) |
5. the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | signify, |
| definition | : | convey or express a meaning (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | import, spell, |
| definition | : | indicate or signify (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | intend, mean, |
| definition | : | mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication) |
6. rich in significance or implication (adj.all)
| derivation | : | signify, |
| definition | : | convey or express a meaning (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | signify, |
| definition | : | make known with a word or signal (verb.communication) |
7. the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | intend, mean, |
| definition | : | mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication) |
8. the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | signify, |
| definition | : | convey or express a meaning (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | import, spell, |
| definition | : | indicate or signify (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | intend, mean, |
| definition | : | mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication) |
9. rich in significance or implication (adj.all)
| derivation | : | signify, |
| definition | : | convey or express a meaning (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | signify, |
| definition | : | make known with a word or signal (verb.communication) |
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