Significate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Significate is a noun meaning (logic) One of several things signified by a common term.
Meaning
(logic) One of several things signified by a common term.
Example Sentences
“Britain is an island;” “all tyrants are miserable; ” “no miser is rich; ” are universal propositions, and their subjects are therefore said to be distributed. being understood to stand, each, for the whole of its Significates: but, “some islands are fertile;” “all tyrants are not assassinated;" are Particular, and their subjects, consequently, not distributed, being taken to stand for a part only of their Significates
Word Forms
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Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coindication, that, member, such, connotation, variant.
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