1.

what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.

2.

the end, purpose, or significance of something: What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of this intrusion?

3.

Linguistics.

4.

intentioned (usually used in combination): She’s a well-meaning person.

5.

full of significance; expressive: a meaning look.

1.

the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer’s work demands interpretation.

2.

an explanation of the meaning of another’s artistic or creative work; an elucidation: an interpretation of a poem.

3.

a conception of another’s behavior: a charitable interpretation of his tactlessness.

4.

a way of interpreting.

5.

the rendering of a dramatic part, music, etc., so as to bring out the meaning, or to indicate one’s particular conception of it.

6.

oral translation.

1.

a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, radio, telephone, or other means.

2.

an official communication, as from a chief executive to a legislative body: the President’s message to Congress.

3.

the inspired utterance of a prophet or sage.

4.

Computers. one or more words taken as a unit.

5.

the point, moral, or meaning of a gesture, utterance, novel, motion picture, etc.

6.

get the message, Informal. to understand or comprehend, esp. to infer the correct meaning from circumstances, hints, etc.: If we don’t invite him to the party, maybe he’ll get the message.

1.

(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.

2.

the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.

3.

the study of the effective use of language.

4.

the ability to use language effectively.

5.

the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.

6.

the art of making persuasive speeches; oratory.

7.

(in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.

8.

(in older use) a work on rhetoric.

1.

something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.

2.

a letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something: the algebraic symbol x; the chemical symbol Au.

3.

a word, phrase, image, or the like having a complex of associated meanings and perceived as having inherent value separable from that which is symbolized, as being part of that which is symbolized, and as performing its normal function of standing for or representing that which is symbolized: usually conceived as deriving its meaning chiefly from the structure in which it appears, and generally distinguished from a sign.

4.

to symbolize.

1.

reciprocal action, effect, or influence.

2.

Physics.

1.

a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.

2.

communication by voice in the distinctively human manner, using arbitrary sounds in conventional ways with conventional meanings; speech.

3.

the system of linguistic signs or symbols considered in the abstract (opposed to speech ).

4.

any set or system of such symbols as used in a more or less uniform fashion by a number of people, who are thus enabled to communicate intelligibly with one another.

5.

any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc.: the language of mathematics; sign language.

6.

the means of communication used by animals: the language of birds.

7.

communication of meaning in any way; medium that is expressive, significant, etc.: the language of flowers; the language of art.

8.

linguistics; the study of language.

9.

the speech or phraseology peculiar to a class, profession, etc.; lexis; jargon.

10.

a particular manner of verbal expression: flowery language.

11.

choice of words or style of writing; diction: the language of poetry.

12.

Computers. a set of characters and symbols and syntactic rules for their combination and use, by means of which a computer can be given directions: The language of many commercial application programs is COBOL.

13.

a nation or people considered in terms of their speech.

14.

Archaic. faculty or power of speech.

1.

knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.

2.

knowledge gained through study, communication, research, instruction, etc.; factual data: His wealth of general information is amazing.

3.

the act or fact of informing.

4.

an office, station, service, or employee whose function is to provide information to the public: The ticket seller said to ask information for a timetable.

1.

the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: You have misinterpreted my remark because you took it out of context.

2.

the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.