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meaningwhat is meant by a word, text, concept, or action; significance

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action; significance

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 의미, 뜻

Korean pronunciation: 미-닝 (강세: 미)

Example Sentences

  • My cat gives meaningful looks, but I never understand the meaning behind them.
  • The meaning of life is still a mystery to philosophers.
  • I looked up the meaning of 'procrastination' but I'll read it tomorrow.

meaning

NOUN

//ˈmiːnɪŋ//

what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action; significance

meaning concept
💡 Concept

A scholar explains the meaning of an ancient passage to his student

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meaning rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Leaning into wisdom, cleaning away confusion to find meaning!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmiːnɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootmean
Suffix--ing

Origin

고대 영어 'mænan'(의도하다, 말하다)에서 파생되었습니다. 게르만어족의 뿌리를 가지고 있으며, '마음속 생각을 표현한다'는 개념에서 출발했어요.

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🎵Rhyme

leaningcleaningscreening
leaning
cleaning
screening

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat gives meaningful looks, but I never understand the meaning behind them.

The meaning of life is still a mystery to philosophers.

😄 Fun example

I looked up the meaning of 'procrastination' but I'll read it tomorrow.

Can you explain the meaning of this poem?

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

significancesenseimportdefinitioninterpretation

Antonyms

meaninglessnessnonsenseabsurdity

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