Sig`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [F. signification, L.
significatio.]
1. The
act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.
A signification of being pleased.
Landor. All speaking or signification of one's mind
implies an act or addres of one
man to another.
South. 2. That which is
signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification
of words.