Meaning most commonly refers to:
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Meaning (linguistics)
Semantics is the study of linguistic Meaning (philosophy), meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts. Part of this process involves the distinction betwee ...
, meaning which is communicated through the use of language
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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. It is whether about such meaning is different from meaning expressed through ...
, a general term of art to capture senses of the word "meaning", independent from its linguistic uses
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Meaning (philosophy)
In philosophymore specifically, in its sub-fields semantics, semiotics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metasemanticsmeaning "is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they intend, express, or signify" ...
, definition, elements, and types of meaning discussed in philosophy
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meaning of life
The meaning of life is the concept of an individual's life, or existence in general, having an intrinsic value (ethics), inherent significance or a Meaning (philosophy), philosophical point. There is no consensus on the specifics of such a conce ...
, 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'' regarding "the meaning of life"; therefore it is unlike typical, ''prescriptive'' conceptions. Due to the methods of existentialism, prescriptive or declarative statements about meaning are unjustifie ...
, the meaning of life in contemporary existentialism
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meaning-making
In psychology, meaning-making is the process of how people (and other living beings) Construals, construe, Understanding, understand, or make sense of life events, relationships, and the self.
The term is widely used in Constructivism (psychologi ...
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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 the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...
, the philosophical question of meaning in relation to music
*"Meaning", a 2007 song by Gavin DeGraw from ''
Chariot
A chariot is a type of vehicle similar to a cart, driven by a charioteer, usually using horses to provide rapid Propulsion, motive power. The oldest known chariots have been found in burials of the Sintashta culture in modern-day Chelyabinsk O ...
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*"The Meaning", a song on
''Discipline'' (Janet Jackson album) (2008)
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''The Meaning'' (album), a 2011 album by Layzie Bone
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Contronym
A contronym or contranym is a word with two Opposite (semantics), opposite word sense, meanings. For example, the word ''wikt:original, original'' can mean "authentic, traditional", or "novel, never done before". This feature is also called enanti ...
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Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. As necessary, hermeneutics may include the art of understanding and communication.
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, the theory of text interpretation
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Importance
Importance is a Property (philosophy), property of entities that matter or make a difference. For example, World War II was an important event and Albert Einstein was an important person because of how they affected the world. There are disagreem ...
, a property of entities that matter or make a difference
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Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...
, the scientific study of language
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Logotherapy
Logotherapy is a form of existential therapy developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. It is founded on the premise that the primary motivational force of individuals is to find meaning in life. Frankl describes it as "the Third V ...
, psychotherapy based on an existential analysis
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Semantics
Semantics is the study of linguistic Meaning (philosophy), meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts. Part of this process involves the distinction betwee ...
, the study of meaning
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Meaningless (disambiguation)
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