signifier
noun
sig·ni·fi·er
ˈsig-nə-ˌfī(-ə)r 
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The anime auteur responsible for Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo has been rewriting the rules of anime music since the ’90s, subverting tropes, reimagining genres, and weaving together disparate signifiers from the past and future to tell deeply affecting stories that speak to our present.
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Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
But only a handful of these videos are using these era signifiers to say anything about the music.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2025
These characters exist as fantasies of people and Self utilizes silhouettes, expressions, hair and nails as signifiers of femininity throughout the exhibit.
—Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
But extending the pleasure into older age marks a new signifier of privilege, according to the New Codes of Luxury report.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
But only a handful of these videos are using these era signifiers to say anything about the music.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2025
These characters exist as fantasies of people and Self utilizes silhouettes, expressions, hair and nails as signifiers of femininity throughout the exhibit.
—Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
But extending the pleasure into older age marks a new signifier of privilege, according to the New Codes of Luxury report.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Signifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signifier. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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