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
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The west front of Wells is a masterpiece of art indeed, made of imagery in just proportion, so that we may call them vera et spirantia signa.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer
Finally, Thomas of Celano says that after the seraphic vision began to appear, cœperunt apparere signa clavorum.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
The following lines by Sidonius Apollinaris were once infinitely admired:— Signa te signa temere me tangis et angis.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
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