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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�nɪ�|-i�nɪ�

Verb
meaning

#present participle of|mean

Noun
en-noun

1. The symbolic value of something.
2. The significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life"
3. The definition or connotation of a word.

Derived terms
meaning of life
meaningful
meaningless
meaninglessly
meaninglessness

Translations
trans-top|symbolic value of something
Danish: betydning c, mening c
Finnish: merkitys
trans-mid
Russian: зна�ение (zna�énije) n
Slovene: pomen m
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trans-top|significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life"
Danish: t-|da|mening|c
Finnish: t+|fi|tarkoitus
Greek: t+|el|ν�ημα|n|sc=Grek
trans-mid
Russian: �м��л (smysl) m
Slovene: smisel m
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trans-top|definition or connotation of a word
Czech: t-|cs|význam|m, t-|cs|smysl|m
Danish: betydning c
Finnish: merkitys
Greek: t+|el|�ημα�ία|f|scGrek, t+|el|έννοια|f|scGrek
trans-mid
Russian: зна�ение (zna�énije) n, �олкование (tolkovánije) n, �м��л (smysl) m
Slovene: pomen m
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ع�� (ma�n�)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (yìsi)
ttbc|Dutch: betekenis m
ttbc|French: signification f
ttbc|Friulan: significât m
ttbc|German: Bedeutung f
ttbc|Hebrew: �ש�ע�ת (masham'ut) f
ttbc|Indonesian: arti
ttbc|Italian: significato m
ttbc|Japanese: ��
ttbc|Korean: � (tteus, tteut), �미 (��, uimi)
ttbc|Kurdish: KUchar|���ع�ا, KUchar|���ب��س
ttbc|Portuguese: significado m, sentido m
ttbc|Romanian: înţeles n, sens n, semnificaţie f
ttbc|Spanish: significado m
ttbc|Telugu: �ర�థ� (arthaM)
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Category:Thinking
Category:Semantics

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• 2007-11-18 20:07 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for da, fi, cs

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