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Meaning of sign

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sign
      adj 1: used of the language of the deaf [syn: {gestural},
             {sign(a)}, {signed}, {sign-language(a)}]
      n 1: 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" [syn: {sign}, {mark}]
      2: a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the
         shop windows"
      3: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message;
         "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signal},
         {signaling}, {sign}]
      4: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be
         posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn:
         {signboard}, {sign}]
      5: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
         divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign},
         {mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]
      6: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a
         disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
      7: 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" [syn:
         {polarity}, {sign}]
      8: an event that is experienced as indicating important things
         to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from
         God" [syn: {augury}, {sign}, {foretoken}, {preindication}]
      9: a gesture that is part of a sign language
      10: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that
          which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the
          signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure
      11: a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't
          forget the minus sign"
      v 1: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She
           signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
           [syn: {sign}, {subscribe}]
      2: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation;
         "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed
         your contract yet?" [syn: {sign}, {ratify}]
      3: be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the
         casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new
         opera"
      4: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers
         for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {contract}, {sign on},
         {sign up}]
      5: 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" [syn:
         {sign}, {signal}, {signalize}, {signalise}]
      6: place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This
         road has been signed"
      7: communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I
         could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
      8: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on
         God for protection; consecrate [syn: {bless}, {sign}]

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