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Meaning (linguistics), meaning which is communicated through the use of language Meaning (non-linguistic), a general term of art to capture senses of the word "meaning", independent from its …

Don't distort her meaning by taking her words out of context. Do you get my meaning? = (chiefly Brit) Do you take my meaning? [=do you understand what I'm telling you?] I didn't understand the meaning of …

Something that is conveyed or intended, especially by language; sense or significance. The writer's meaning was obscured by convoluted prose.

The meaning of what someone says or of something such as a book or film is the thoughts or ideas that are intended to be expressed by it.