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Sign

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speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
A
that shows that something
or may happen.
●
In Directives:
A
or another
used to
something.
●
In American English, Australian English & Canadian English:
Physical
by an animal.
●
A
,
,
a
in
or pictures.
●
A
;
; prodigy.
●
In Astrology:
An
sign.
●
In Mathematics:
Positive or
, as
by the + or - sign.
●
In Directives, Semantics & Semiotics:
A specific
or
used to
by those with
or
; now
, a
in
to
in spoken languages.
●
In Semantics & Semiotics:
Sign language in general.
●
In Linguistics, Semiotics, Semantics & Semiotics:
A
, something that
or information (e.g. a
of
language); (linguistics,
) a
a
and a
. (See
(semiotics).)
●
An omen.
●
In Medicine:
A
of the body that
a
and, unlike a
, can be
by someone
the patient.
●
A
a
or standard.

Verb

●
  • To make a mark
  • To
    (a
    etc.) with an
    or symbol.
  • To
    , to
    or
    on.
  • To
    or
    (a
    ) by
    on it.
  • More
    , to
    on (something) as a means of
    etc.
  • To
    (one's
    ) as a signature.
  • To
    signature.
  • To
    a
    to work for a given
    team,
    etc.
  • To
    (a
    ,
    etc.) in a contract.
    • ●
  • To make the
    of the cross
  • To
    (someone
    ) with the
    ; to
    with the
    .
  • To
    oneself.
    • ●
  • To indicate
  • To
    using a
    or signal.
  • To
    or
    (a
    ,
    , etc.) by a sign.
  • To
    using
    to (someone).
  • To
    (
    etc.) with signs.
    • ●
    In Semantics & Semiotics:
  • To indicate
  • To use
    language.
    • ●
  • To
    the
    of
  • To
    or
    whether a
    has
    or
    sign.
    • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    sign
    English
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    signe
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    signer
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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    signare
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym

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