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Meant vs Signified - What's the difference?

meant | signified |

As verbs the difference between meant and signified

is that meant is (mean) while signified is (signify).

As a noun signified is

(linguistics|structuralism) the concept or idea evoked by a sign.

meant

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mean)

    • Statistics

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    * * ----

    signified

    English

    (Intension)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (linguistics, structuralism) The concept or idea evoked by a sign.

    • Related terms

    * signifier * referent

    Verb

    (head)
  • (signify)

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