significatum

noun

sig·​nif·​i·​ca·​tum

(ˌ)sigˌnifəˈkätəm,

-kāt-

plural significata

-tə

: something that a sign intensionally signifies : signification

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

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