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monosign
monosign (ˈmɒnəʊsaɪn) [f. mono- + sign n.] A ‘sign’ or word used with only one meaning at a time: opp. plurisign. Hence monosigˈnation, monoˈsignative a.1940 Kenyon Rev. II. 266 The atomic ingredient of literal language is the monosign (called in logic the ‘term’); the atomic ingredient of poetic la...
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plurisign
plurisign (ˈplʊərɪsaɪn) [f. pluri- + sign n.] A ‘sign’ or word used with more than one meaning simultaneously: opp. monosign. Hence plurisigˈnation, pluriˈsignative a., pluriˈsignatively adv. Also ˌplurisignifiˈcation.1940 Kenyon Rev. II. 266 The atomic ingredient of poetic language tends to be the ...
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referend
referend (ˈrɛfərɛnd, rɛfəˈrɛnd) [ad. L. referend-um, gerund or neut. gerundive of referre to refer.] That by which or, more commonly, to which reference is made, spec. that which is signified by a particular sense of a word.1925 Monist XXXV. 427 By the content of a judgment is meant the referend plu...
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