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signum.

A sign, mark, or symbol.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪɡnəm/
  1. A sign, mark, or symbol.

  2. A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight canonical hours.

  3. A function that extracts the sign of a real number x, yielding −1 if x is negative, +1 if x is positive, or 0 if x is zero.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.