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interpretant

interpretant noun: the effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it.

Noun

interpretant (plural interpretants)

  1. The effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it

Forms of interpretant

pluralinterpretants

Questions about interpretant

What does interpretant mean?
Interpretant means the effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it.
What part of speech is interpretant?
Interpretant is a noun.
What is the plural of interpretant?
The plural of interpretant is interpretants.

Words near interpretant in the dictionary

  1. interpretable
  2. interpretableness
  3. interpretably
  4. interpretament
  5. interpretaments
  6. interpretant
  7. interpretants
  8. interpretated
  9. interpretation
  10. interpretation panel
  11. interpretation panels

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