Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Signification \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.

Source : WordNet®

signification
     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
         ambigtuous" [syn: {meaning}, {significance}, {import}]