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sigla

sigla

9.9
Letters or signs in a text that stand for other words and sources
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪɡlə/
  • Specialized
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  • The sigla found in historical manuscripts can reveal insights about the authorship and context.

Examples

  • Impulsively, Edmund pulled off his fur gloves, reached out his hand to touch the rock, and ran his fingers along the sigla-inscribed stone.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Haplo recognized these sigla as Sartan, but could make nothing else of them.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I could not help frowning, but most of these sigla, individually, I know, I understand.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He brought to mind all he knew of magic, the sigla that ruled the probabilities, and made all things possible.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The sigla on his skin glowed blue and red; the magic throbbed in his body, but at the sight of what he faced, he was helpless.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • In academic writing, authors often use sigla to simplify references to complex sources.

  • Students are taught how to interpret sigla in order to better understand scholarly texts.

Synonyms

siglum
vssigla
  • Specialized
9.9

A sign or short letter that stands for words in old writings

is a mark used in scholarly texts to stand for words or sources

Surface Forms

sigla singular
siglas plural

Etymology

Sigla comes from the Latin words signum ('sign') and siglum (a small 'sign' used in old writing), so you can imagine little marks or signs in a page. That's why sigla means the letters, abbreviations, or symbols used in manuscripts to stand for words or sources.