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The thing you assign, then mistake for something you found.
means What a word, sign, act, or experience signifies or is intended to convey — the sense behind the surface.
from From Old English 'mǣnan,' to intend, signify, or have in mind — the same root that gives us 'moan' (to voice a complaint) and likely a cousin of German 'meinen,' to think or intend. 'Meaning' is literally the noun form of 'to mean,' so at its heart it has always been about intention: what you have in mind. Related, too, to 'mind' and 'memory' through the deep Proto-Indo-European root *men-, having to do with thought.
etymologyFrom Old English mænan, to intend or tell
semioticsLives between sign and mind, never inside words
frankl's claimHumans survive horror chasing it, not pleasure
linguistic driftWord meanings shift faster than dictionaries admit
the paradoxAsking for life's meaning may itself be meaningless