1. (n.) The act of making known by signs or other means\.

2. (n.) That which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words.

acceptation affective meaning allocation assignment attribution bearing characterization coloring connotation consequence construction denomination denotation designation determination differentiation disclosure drift effect essence expression extension fingering fixing force gist grammatical meaning hint idea identification impact implication import indication indicativeness intendment intension lexical meaning literal meaning magnitude manifestation meaning message moment momentousness naming overtone pertinence picking out pinning down pith point pointing pointing out pointing to practical consequence precision purport range of meaning real meaning reference referent relation relevance scope selection semantic cluster semantic field sense show showing significance significancy significatum signifie signifying span of meaning specification spirit stipulation structural meaning substance suggestion sum sum and substance symbolic meaning symptomaticness tenor totality of associations transferred meaning unadorned meaning understanding undertone value weight weightiness