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The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmi.nɪŋ/Canada, General-American/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Australia[ˈmɪi.nɪŋ]Australia
  1. The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.

    countable · uncountable
    the meaning of life
    The number of persons attending the vigil had a lot of meaning to the families.
  4. Intention.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean + -ing. Cognate with Scots mening (“intent, purpose, sense, meaning”), West Frisian miening (“opinion, mind”), Dutch mening (“view, opinion, judgement”), German Meinung (“opinion, view, mind, idea”), Danish and Swedish mening (“meaning, sense, sentence, opinion”), Icelandic meining (“meaning”).

adj/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmi.nɪŋ/Canada, General-American/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Australia[ˈmɪi.nɪŋ]Australia
  1. Having a (specified) intention.

  2. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

Where this word comes from

From mean + -ing.

verb/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmi.nɪŋ/Canada, General-American/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Australia[ˈmɪi.nɪŋ]Australia
  1. present participle and gerund of mean

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From mean + -ing.

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