Sign

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NOUN

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

a public display of a message

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

a gesture that is part of a sign language

a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

a character indicating a relation between quantities

VERB

mark with one's signature

approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

be engaged by a written agreement

engage by written agreement

communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

place signs, as along a road

communicate in sign language

make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection

ADJ

used of the language of the deaf

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