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41sign — signless, adj. signlike, adj. /suyn/, n. 1. a token; indication. 2. any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning. 3. a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it… …
42sign — as·sign·a·bil·i·ty; as·sign·a·ble; as·sign·ee; as·sign·er; as·sign·ment; as·sign·or; con·sign; con·sign·ee; con·sign·or; de·sign·ed·ly; de·sign·er·ship; de·sign·ful; de·sign·less; en·sign·cy; en·sign·ry; pre·sign; re·sign; re·sign·ee; re·sign·er; …
43sign */*/*/ — I UK [saɪn] / US noun Word forms sign : singular sign plural signs 1) [countable/uncountable] a piece of evidence that something is happening or that something exists sure sign: She began tapping her foot, a sure sign of annoyance. sign that: He… …
44Sign — A sign is an entity which signifies another entity. A natural sign is an entity which bears a causal relation to the signified entity, as thunder is a sign of storm. A conventional sign signifies by agreement, as a full stop signifies the end of… …
45sign — ▪ I. sign sign 1 [saɪn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING to write your signature on a letter, document, or cheque: • The customer must sign the traveller s …
46sign — [[t]sa͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ signs, signing, signed 1) N COUNT A sign is a mark or shape that always has a particular meaning, for example in mathematics or music. Equations are generally written with a two bar equals sign. Syn: symbol 2) N COUNT A sign is a …
47sign — n. indication 1) to give, show a sign (he showed signs of advanced emphysema; they showed no signs of life) 2) an encouraging; sure, telltale, unmistakable sign 3) vital signs ( basic indications of life ) 4) a sign that + clause (there had been… …
48sign — [[t]saɪn[/t]] n. 1) a token; indication: Bowing is a sign of respect[/ex] 2) a conventional mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents 3) a motion or gesture used to express or convey information, an idea …
49sign — by John Lechte Marx developed a political economy based on a productivist and materialist metaphysic. He argued that the world of work and labour power were the key elements in understanding the fetishism of the commodity form in bourgeois… …
50sign — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as indicating a future state or occurrence (violence is a sign of weakness; shows all the signs of decay). b a miracle evidencing supernatural power; a… …
