Meaning and Saying

Meaning

Meaning noun - The idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action.

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Saying and meaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saying" instead a noun "Meaning".

Nearby Words: mean, means, meaningful, meaningless, meaningly

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Meaning and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meaning" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

emotional	emotional meaning	emotional saying
old	old meaning	old saying
nice	nice meaning	nice saying
similar	similar meaning	similar saying
Other adjectives: common, certain, original, true, proper, actual, real, sexual, new, traditional, intended, older, higher.

Although in the movie, it was more well-meaning chauvinism (saying he, not her, should be risking his life to get the power back on) instead of being a jerk.

Source: Franchise / Jurassic Park
He thinks that they're just saying it to make him feel better, meaning they care about him, meaning they STILL think he's cool.

Source: Selective Obliviousness
At one point before Chapter 3 Professor Frankly says the Phrase "Assuming will just make" before cutting himself off and instead just ends it saying "well you know the saying" meaning he's referring to the old phrase "Assuming will make an ass out of you and me".

Source: Video Game / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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