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signal

/ˈsɪɡnəl/SIG-nuhl
/ˈsɪɡnəl/SIG-nuhl

Meaningof a sign

Common meaning: a sign giving notice

Journey through time

  1. Latinsignalissource
  2. Late Latinsignale‘neut’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsneut → a signallsignal‘a signall’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa signall → a sign giving noticesignal‘a sign giving notice’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin signalis ‘of a sign’.

Source words

  • signalis Latin · source word “of a sign”

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