signified

English Thesaurus

1. the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	import, meaning, significance, signification,
definition	:	the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	acceptation, word meaning, word sense,
definition	:	the accepted meaning of a word (noun.communication)