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Meaning most commonly refers to:
- 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