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sign

/ˈsaɪn/SYN
/ˈsaɪn/SYN

Meaninga mark, token

Common meaning: a mark or signal

Journey through time

  1. Latinsignum‘a mark, token’source
  2. Middle Englishsignesource
  3. Englishsign‘a mark or signal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin signum ‘a mark, token’.

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