Signifying
noun
1.
sounding1 (def 4)
verb (used with object), signified, signifying.
1.
to make known by signs, speech, or action.
2.
to be a sign of; mean; portend.
verb (used without object), signified, signifying.
3.
to be of importance or consequence.
verb (when transitive, may take a clause as object) -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
(transitive) to indicate, show, or suggest
2.
(transitive) to imply or portend: the clouds signified the coming storm
3.
(transitive) to stand as a symbol, sign, etc (for)
4.
(intransitive) (informal) to be significant or important
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noun 1. an act, an instance, or a time of signing in.
- Signior
noun 1. signor.
- Signiory
noun, plural signiories. 1. seigniory.
- Sign-language
noun 1. Also called sign. any of several visual-gestural systems of communication, especially employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people. 2. any means of communication, as between speakers of different languages, using gestures. sign language noun 1. another word for signing 2. any system of communication by manual signs or gestures
- Sign-manual
noun, plural signs manual. 1. a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document. noun 1. (law) a person’s signature in his own hand, esp that of a sovereign on an official document