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  1. 1. n. That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A word or a word/character">character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. Source: opted
  11. 11. n. The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. Source: opted
  12. 12. n. A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division Ö, and the like. Source: opted
  13. 13. n. An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient. Source: opted
  14. 14. n. Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. Source: opted
  15. 15. n. That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. Source: opted
  16. 16. n. To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify. Source: opted
  17. 17. n. To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. Source: opted
  18. 18. n. To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting. Source: opted
  19. 19. n. To assign or convey formally; -- used with away. Source: opted
  20. 20. n. To mark; to make distinguishable. Source: opted
  21. 21. v. i. To be a sign or omen. Source: opted
  22. 22. v. i. To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs. Source: opted
  23. 23. v. i. To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation. Source: opted

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