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Signifier Moderate

Origin: French suffix -ier

Signifier has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

"the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

2

Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
word
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
plural singular ghost word root etymon citation form abbreviation acronym
Rhyming Words
hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier osier frier grier
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