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n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

drift, purport

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

intention

n. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

blueprint, design, pattern

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

aim, object, objective, target

n. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

content, cognitive content, mental object

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

topic, subject, issue, matter

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"

goal, end

n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

object

n. (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects"

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

cognition, knowledge, noesis

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

sense

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

moral, lesson

n. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

additive

n. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

exclusive, scoop

n. a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"

inscription

n. the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

lyric, words, language

n. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"

autograph

n. something written by one's own hand

signature

n. your name written in your own handwriting

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

memo, memorandum, memoranda

n. a written proposal or reminder

letter, missive

n. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

notice

n. an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale

effect, essence, burden, core, gist

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

note, annotation, notation

n. a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

contents, table of contents

n. a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

text

n. the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"

document, written document, papers

n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Ms, Ms.

n. a form of address for a woman

quotation

n. the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

composition, paper, report, theme

n. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"

verse, rhyme

n. a piece of poetry

verse, verse line

n. a line of metrical text

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intent, purport, spirit

n. the intended meaning of a communication

indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization

n. a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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