signific
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪk/
signific adjective: representing meaning.
Adjective
signific (not comparable)
- Representing meaning.
- Synonyms:
- semantic
- Relating to significs.
- The graphic component in a character that plays a phonetic role is called phonophoric, and the one that plays a semantic role is called signific.2016, Haeree Park, The Writing System of Scribe Zhou: Evidence from Late Pre-imperial Chinese Manuscripts and Inscriptions (5th-3rd Centuries BCE)
Noun
signific (plural significs)
- A signific element in a Chinese character.
- Synonyms:
- radical, semantic, semantophore
Synonyms of signific
Forms of signific
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Words that rhyme with signific
- specific
- prolific
- calorific
- colorific
- hieroglyphic
- honorific
- scientific
- terrific
- -ific
- biospecific
- calcific
- dolorific
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- febrific
- interspecific
- morbific
- organific
- pacific
- soporific
- sudorific
- triglyphic
- trispecific
- unterrific
- vaporific
- acidific
- algific
- allospecific
- anaglyphic
- anticalcific
- antiprolific
- aspecific
- aurific
- bioscientific
- bispecific
- carbonific
- chylific
- classific
- coelanaglyphic
- conspecific
- cornific
- cospecific
- crapperific
- damnific
- deific
- diaglyphic
- ditriglyphic
- frigorific
- geoglyphic
- grandific
- hipsterific
- horrific
- humilific
- inspecific
- lactific
- lapidific
- lithoglyphic
- lucific
- lucrific
- mirific
- nanospecific
- omnific
Questions about signific
- What does signific mean?
- Signific means representing meaning.
- What part of speech is signific?
- Signific can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce signific?
- Signific is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪk/.
Words near signific in the dictionary
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