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Origin of sign

First recorded in 1175–1225; (noun) Middle English signe, from Old French, from Latin signum “mark, sign, ensign, signal, image”; (verb) Middle English signen “to mark with a sign, especially the sign of the cross,” from Old French signer, from Latin signāre “to mark with a sign, inscribe, affix a seal to,” derivative of signum

SYNONYMS FOR sign

1 trace, hint, suggestion.
1, 4 signal.
10 indication, hint, augury.
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synonym study for sign

10. Sign, omen, portent name that which gives evidence of a future event. Sign is a general word for whatever gives evidence of an event—past, present, or future: Dark clouds are a sign of rain or snow. An omen is an augury or warning of things to come; it is used only of the future, in general, as good or bad: birds of evil omen. Portent, limited, like omen, to prophecy of the future, may be used of a specific event, usually a misfortune: portents of war.

OTHER WORDS FROM sign

signless, adjectivesignlike, adjectivepost·sign, verb (used with object)un·signed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sign

sign , sing

Words nearby sign

sigmoidostomy, sigmoidotomy, sigmoid sinus, sigmoid vein, Sigmund, sign, signa, signable, Signac, signage, signal
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British Dictionary definitions for sign

sign
/ (saɪn) /

noun

verb

See also sign away, sign in, sign off, sign on, sign out, sign up

Derived forms of sign

signable, adjective

Word Origin for sign

C13: from Old French signe, from Latin signum a sign
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with sign

sign

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Medical definitions for sign

sign
[ sīn ]

n.

An objective finding, usually detected on physical examination, from a laboratory test, or on an x-ray, that indicates the presence of abnormality or disease.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for sign

sign
[ sīn ]

A body manifestation, usually detected on physical examination or through laboratory tests or xrays, that indicates the presence of abnormality or disease. Compare symptom.
See symbol. See Table at symbol.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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