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signe

Pronunciation: [ˈsiŋ.nə]

“signe” is a Catalan word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a graphical sign (symbol, mark)
  2. positive or negative sign (greater or less than zero)
  3. a linguistic sign (a signifier and a signified concept)
  4. a zodiacal sign (each of the twelve equal divisions of the zodiac)
  5. a gesture to express an idea, an order, a desire without words
  6. a symptom leading to diagnosis

In Catalan

  1. Dibuix esquemàtic o simplificat que representa alguna cosa acceptada per la comunitat.
  2. Fenomen que observat per un metge serveix per identificar una malaltia.
  3. Símbol emprat en matemàtica per identificar una operació.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signum. Doublet of the inherited seny (now obsolete in this sense) and senya (via the Latin plural signa).

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