| signified | (noun) the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted | Synonyms: sense |
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| signifier | (noun) the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | Synonyms: descriptor, form, word form |
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| signing | (noun) language expressed by visible hand gestures | Synonyms: sign language |
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| signior | (noun) used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately | Synonyms: signor |
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| signor | (noun) used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately | Synonyms: signior |
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| signora | (noun) an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name | - |
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| signore | (noun) an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name) | - |
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| signorina | (noun) an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name | - |
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| signory | (noun) the estate of a seigneur | Synonyms: seigneury, seigniory |
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| signpost | (noun) a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way | Synonyms: guidepost |
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| sovereign | (noun) a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | Synonyms: crowned head, monarch |
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| sovereignty | (noun) the authority of a state to govern another state | - |
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| (noun) government free from external control | - |
| (noun) royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | Synonyms: reign |
| vignette | (noun) a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books) | - |
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| (noun) a photograph whose edges shade off gradually | - |
| (noun) a brief literary description | Synonyms: sketch |