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presignification

presignification noun: a prior signification; the act of signifying or showing beforehand.

Noun

presignification (plural presignifications)

  1. A prior signification; the act of signifying or showing beforehand.
    • To this kind we may refer the presignification and prediction of future events, especially those which are contingent, and depend upon man's free choice; to the doing of which nothing is more evident in itself, nor more acknowledged by all, than that a power or wisdom supernatural is required […]a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Forms of presignification

pluralpresignifications

Origin of presignification

From pre- + signification.

Questions about presignification

What does presignification mean?
Presignification means a prior signification; the act of signifying or showing beforehand.
What part of speech is presignification?
Presignification is a noun.
What is the plural of presignification?
The plural of presignification is presignifications.

Words near presignification in the dictionary

  1. presignal
  2. presignals
  3. presignature
  4. presignatures
  5. presigned
  6. presignification
  7. presignifications
  8. presignified
  9. presignifies
  10. presignify
  11. presignifying

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