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a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows" signal: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" signboard: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" sign of the zodiac: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation" be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" polarity: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" a gesture that is part of a sign language place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign" bless: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate gestural: used of the language of the deaf
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| sign language |
language expressed by visible hand gestures
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| signal |
any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" sign: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration" notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party" bespeak: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
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| signature |
your name written in your own handwriting touch: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program key signature: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book
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| significant |
important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found" meaning(a): rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"
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