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effect vs signification

signification vs effect

effect and signification both are nouns.

effect is a verb but signification is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
signification Yes No No No
As nouns, signification is a hypernym of effect; that is, signification is a word with a broader meaning than effect:
  • effect: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  • signification: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Other hypernyms of effect include import, meaning, significance.
effect (noun) signification (noun)
an outward appearance the message that is intended or expressed or signified
(of a law) having legal validity
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
effect (verb) signification (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between effect and signification

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