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n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

n. the intended meaning of a communication

v. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

aim, purpose, propose

v. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

content, mental object

n. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

motif, theme

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

intelligence, word, news, tidings

n. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

say, aver, allege

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

mean, stand for, intend, signify

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

mean, intend

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

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