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| − | French. signal (Old French. also seignal, seignau, etc.), = Pg. sinal, Sp. señal, It. segnale, med.L. sign{a}l(e, a [[Rome|Romanic]] formation on L. signum SIGN: -AL1 4. Used by Chaucer and Gower, but otherwise [[evidence]]d only from the end of the [ | + | French. signal (Old French. also seignal, seignau, etc.), = Pg. sinal, Sp. señal, It. segnale, med.L. sign{a}l(e, a [[Rome|Romanic]] formation on L. signum SIGN: -AL1 4. Used by Chaucer and Gower, but otherwise [[evidence]]d only from the end of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th century]. |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1. a. A visible sign; a badge or [[symbol]]. Obs. | *1. a. A visible sign; a badge or [[symbol]]. Obs. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 13 December 2020
Origins
French. signal (Old French. also seignal, seignau, etc.), = Pg. sinal, Sp. señal, It. segnale, med.L. sign{a}l(e, a Romanic formation on L. signum SIGN: -AL1 4. Used by Chaucer and Gower, but otherwise evidenced only from the end of the 16th century.
Definitions
- 1. a. A visible sign; a badge or symbol. Obs.
- b. A mark of distinction or honor. Obs.
- 2. A sign, token, or indication (of something). In later use not clearly separable from sense 4.
- 3. A sign agreed upon or understood as the occasion of concerted action, esp. one ordering the movement of troops or ships; also fig., an exciting cause.
- 4. a. A sign or notice, perceptible by sight or hearing, given especially for the purpose of conveying warning, direction, or information.
- b. An object serving to convey an intimation.
- c. A modulation of an electric current, electromagnetic wave, or the like by means of which information is conveyed from one place to another; the current or wave itself; also, a current or wave whose presence is regarded as conveying information about the source from which it comes.
