Meaning most commonly refers to:
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Meaning (linguistics)
Semantics (from grc, σημαντικός ''sēmantikós'', "significant") is the study of reference, meaning, or truth. The term can be used to refer to subfields of several distinct disciplines, including philosophy, linguistics and compu ...
, meaning which is communicated through the use of language
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Meaning (philosophy)
In semantics, semiotics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metasemantics, meaning "is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they intend, express, or signify".
The types of meanings vary according to the t ...
, definition, elements, and types of meaning discussed in philosophy
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Meaning (non-linguistic)
Non-linguistic (or pre-linguistic) meaning is a type of meaning not mediated or perceived through linguistic signs.
In linguistics, the concept is used in discussions about whether such meaning is different from meaning expressed through languag ...
, a general term of art to capture senses of the word "meaning", independent from its linguistic uses
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meaning of life
The meaning of life, or the answer to the question: "What is the meaning of life?", pertains to the intrinsic value (ethics), significance of Life, living or existence in general. Many other related questions include: "Why are we here?", "Wha ...
, the significance, purpose, or worth of human existence
Meaning may also refer to:
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Meaning (psychology), epistemological position, in psychology as well as philosophy, linguistics, semiotics and sociology
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Meaning (semiotics)
In semiotics, the study of sign processes (semiosis), the meaning of a sign is its place in a sign relation, in other words, the set of roles that the sign occupies within a given sign relation.
This statement holds whether ''sign'' is taken to ...
, the distribution of signs in sign relations
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Meaning (existential)
Meaning in existentialism is ''descriptive''; therefore it is unlike typical, ''prescriptive'' conceptions of "the meaning of life". Due to the methods of existentialism, prescriptive or declarative statements about meaning are unjustified. The r ...
, the meaning of life in contemporary existentialism
Arts and entertainment
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''Meanings'' (album), a 2004 album by Gad Elbaz
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"Meaning" (''House''), a 2006 episode of the TV series ''House''
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Meaning (music)
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...
, the philosophical question of meaning in relation to music
*"The Meaning", a song on
''Discipline'' (Janet Jackson album) (2008)
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''The Meaning'' (album), a 2011 album by Layzie Bone
See also
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Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of Biblical hermeneutics, biblical texts, wisdom literature, and Philosophy, philosophical texts. Hermeneutics is more than interpretative principles ...
, the theory of text interpretation
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Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Lingu ...
, the scientific study of language
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Logotherapy
Logotherapy was developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl and is based on the premise that the primary motivational force of an individual is to find a meaning in life. Frankl describes it as "the Third Viennese School of Psychoth ...
, psychotherapy based on an existential analysis
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Meant to Be (disambiguation) Meant to Be may refer to:
* ''Meant to Be'' (John Scofield album), 1991
* ''Meant to Be'' (Selwyn album), 2002
* "Meant to Be" (Bebe Rexha song), 2017
* "Meant to Be" (Sammy Kershaw song), 1996
* ''Meant to Be'' (TV series), a 2017 Philippine ...
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Notion (disambiguation)
Notion or Notions may refer to:
Software
* Notion (music software), a music composition and performance program
* Notion (productivity software), a note-taking and project-management program from Notion Labs Inc.
* Notion (window manager), the ...
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Proposition (disambiguation)
A proposition is a statement expressing something that is either true or false.
Proposition may also refer to:
Politics
* Proposition (politics)
In politics, a proposition is a rarely used term to designate political parties, factions, and in ...
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Semantics
Semantics (from grc, σημαντικός ''sēmantikós'', "significant") is the study of reference, meaning, or truth. The term can be used to refer to subfields of several distinct disciplines, including philosophy, linguistics and compu ...
, the study of meaning
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Significance (disambiguation)
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