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/ˈmi.nɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Having a (specified) intention. · Well/ill meaning.
  2. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
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Suddenly she seemed to grasp the full meaning of what had been said.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 30 · C1
As Danglars approached the disappointed lover, he cast on him a look of deep meaning, while Fernand, as he slowly paced behind the happy pair, who seemed, in their own unmixed content, to have entirely forgotten that such a being as himself existed, was pale and abstracted; occasionally, however, a deep flush would overspread his countenance, and a nervous contraction distort his features, while, with an agitated and restless gaze, he would glance in the direction of Marseilles, like one who either anticipated or foresaw some great and important event.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 23 · C1
There is no meaning in a name like that.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 25 · C1
No doubt it appeared to you to be a mere trampled line of slush, but to my trained eyes every mark upon its surface had a meaning.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 81 · B2

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