signa
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of signa
< Latin signā, 2nd person singular present imperative active of signāre; see sign
Example Sentences
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The cult of the battle signa among the Roman legions is attested by a number of ancient writers.
From The New Yorker • May 6, 1955
The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Et, d�votement, elle se signa, car la religieuse Bretagne—vous le savez—v�n�re les f�es � l’�gal des saintes.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans
Amicitia dicitur esse non latens, non quod per certitudinem amor amid cognoscatur, sed quia per signa probabilia amor mutuus habentium coligitur.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
Alius autem est ordo, quem ratio considerando facit in proprio actu, puta cum ordinat conceptus suos ad invicem, et signa conceptuum, quae sunt voces significativae.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
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