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lexical meaning vs significance

significance vs lexical meaning

lexical meaning and significance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lexical meaning Yes No No No
significance Yes No No No
As nouns, significance is a hypernym of lexical meaning; that is, significance is a word with a broader meaning than lexical meaning:
  • lexical meaning: the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
  • significance: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Other hypernyms of lexical meaning include import, meaning, signification.
lexical meaning (noun) significance (noun)
the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express the quality of being significant
a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Difference between lexical meaning and significance

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