Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lexical meaning | Yes | No | No | No |
significance | Yes | No | No | No |
lexical meaning (noun) | significance (noun) |
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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 |