Meaning & use
signified
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Indicated, represented, or conveyed a particular meaning.
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A red flag on the beach signified that swimming was too dangerous.
Her silence signified disapproval more clearly than any words could.
A note on using this word
In linguistics, 'the signified' is also a technical term for the concept or meaning a word represents, as distinct from 'the signifier,' the word or sound itself.
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