| English noun: signifier | 
| 1. | signifier (communication) the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | 
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 | Samples | The inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached. 
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 | Synonyms | descriptor, form, word form | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | word | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | abbreviation, acronym, base, citation form, entry word, etymon, ghost word, main entry word, plural, plural form, radical, root, root, root word, singular, singular form, stem, theme | 
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 | Domain category | linguistics | 
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