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noun

Meaning n.

That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent. "If there be any good meaning towards you."

That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.

Sense; power of thinking. (R.)

verb

Mean v. t. (past & past part. meant; pres. part. meaning)

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do? "What mean ye by this service?" "Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good." "I am not a Spaniard To say that it is yours and not to mean it."

To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote. "What mean these seven ewe lambs?" "Go ye, and learn what that meaneth."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— Middlemarch • George Eliot

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— The Illustrious Prince • E. Phillips Oppenheim

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— The English Spy • Bernard Blackmantle

... pulsating from end to end of the land. To her hut at Itu came Government and trade experts, consulting her on all manner of subjects, and obtaining information which no other one could supply. The natives, on the other hand, came to her enquiring as to the meaning of the white man's movements, and she was able to reassure them and keep their confidence unshaken in the beneficial ...

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