signum
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- noun
- Specialized
- Researchers often rely on particular signa to convey their findings effectively.
Examples
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This is from the Signum textbook graduate textbook where they're showing here a little cartoon of the organ of Corte showing the inner hair cells and the outer hair cells.
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Scholars write in Latin: Ecce signum.
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The signum of success in this course is the ability to comprehend complex theories.
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In music theory, a signum indicates a specific change in the composition.
Synonyms
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A mark, like a letter, that stands for something
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A mark that shows if a number is positive or negative
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A symbol or word that stands for something else
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A mark used in ancient Greek texts to show meaning
A sign or short letter that stands for words in old writings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Signum comes from Latin signum, meaning 'sign' or 'mark', the same root as English sign and signature. So a signum is any mark or symbol in books, music, or scholarship that shows meaning or gives an instruction.