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{{wiktionary|meaning}} '''Meaning''' most commonly refers to: {{TOCright}} * [[Meaning (linguistics)]], meaning which is communicated through the use of language * [[Meaning (non-linguistic)]], a general term of art to capture senses of the word "meaning", independent from its linguistic uses * [[Meaning (philosophy)]], definition, elements, and types of meaning discussed in philosophy * The [[meaning of life]], the significance, purpose, or worth of human existence '''Meaning''' may also refer to: * [[Meaning (psychology)]], epistemological position, in psychology as well as philosophy, linguistics, semiotics and sociology * [[Meaning (semiotics)]], the distribution of signs in sign relations * [[Meaning (existential)]], the meaning of life in contemporary existentialism * Meaning, the product of a process of a [[meaning-making]] * Meaning, "the individual's sense of understanding events in which he is engaged", described in {{slink|Social alienation#Meaninglessness}} ==Arts and entertainment== * [[Meanings (album)|''Meanings'' (album)]], a 2004 album by Gad Elbaz * [[Meaning (House)|"Meaning" (''House'')]], a 2006 episode of the TV series ''House'' * [[Meaning (music)]], the philosophical question of meaning in relation to music *"Meaning", a 2007 song by Gavin DeGraw from ''[[Chariot (album)|Chariot]]'' *"The Meaning", a song on [[Discipline (Janet Jackson album)|''Discipline'' (Janet Jackson album)]] (2008) *[[The Meaning (album)|''The Meaning'' (album)]], a 2011 album by Layzie Bone ==See also== {{Wikiquote}} * [[Contronym]] * [[Hermeneutics]], the theory of text interpretation * [[Importance]], a property of entities that matter or make a difference * [[Linguistics]], the scientific study of language * [[Logotherapy]], psychotherapy based on an existential analysis * [[Semantics]], the study of meaning * [[Meaningless (disambiguation)]] * {{in title}} {{disambiguation}}
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