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SECERNMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does secernment mean? 

SECERNMENT (noun)
  The noun SECERNMENT has 2 senses:

1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substanceplay

2. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguishedplay

  Familiarity information: SECERNMENT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SECERNMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

secernment; secretion

Hypernyms ("secernment" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secernment"):

galactosis (the secretion of milk)

hypersecretion (excessive secretion)

salivation (the secretion of saliva)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

discrimination; secernment

Hypernyms ("secernment" is a kind of...):

basic cognitive process (cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secernment"):

differentiation; distinction (a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes)

individualisation; individualization; individuation (discriminating the individual from the generic group or species)

appreciation; discernment; perceptiveness; taste (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values))


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