consignification

noun

con·​signification

¦kän+

plural -s

: connotative or contextual meaning : joint signification

consignificative

¦kän+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin consignification-, consignificatio, from consignificatus (past participle of consignificare) + -ion-, -io -ion

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