segno
Americannoun
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a sign.
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a sign or mark at the beginning or end of a section to be repeated.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of segno
1905–10; < Italian < Latin signum a sign
Example Sentences
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After the segno has been "passed," the sposo sings a new song.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
It had reached him but a week before from Venice,—"in Venetia, al segno del Pozzo, MDLVII," said the title-page, in fact.
From Bertram Cope's Year by Fuller, Henry Blake
She also presented him with some branches of palm, "In segno di felice augurio;" but her bright anticipations were at first cruelly disappointed.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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