signage

[ sahy-nij ]

/ ˈsaɪ nɪdʒ /

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noun

graphic designs, as symbols, emblems, or words, used especially for identification or as a means of giving directions or warning.

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Origin of signage

sign + -age

Words nearby signage

Sigmund, sign, signa, signable, Signac, signage, signal, signal board, signal box, signal corps, signal generator

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How to use signage in a sentence

Tall murals from 12 created for a Unity Through Art installation in Baltimore’s Patterson Park, flank the displays of signage.
At Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum, a show on recent history that’s urgently of the moment|Kelsey Ables|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Kohl’s will give Sephora prime real estate within its stores and at many locations will have large signage on the exterior of the store.
Kohl’s replaces J.C. Penney as Sephora’s U.S. big retail partner|Phil Wahba|December 1, 2020|Fortune
Simply deploying lower capacity limits, face coverings, hand sanitizer stations and social distance signage usually gets the job done.
At tourist sites, masking up without diluting the experience|Vicky Hallett|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
The company plans to start from urban furniture and signage—but with time, hopes to rethink the whole way we see our cities at night.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|October 7, 2020|Nautilus

At one point, Gloria asked how soon the city could take control of the building and remove the signage.
How the City Came to Lease a Lemon|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
His female counterpart had no signage, but was made up like a sexy Uncle Sam.
CPAC: Come for the Crazy, Stay for the Party|Michelle Cottle|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It implies that we need more than mere signage to keep the guns out.
What's the Best Way to Prevent Mass Shootings?|David Frum|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I snuck another look at him as I sped along the Disney back-roads, lined with sweaty Florida pines and immaculate purple signage.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for signage

signage

/ (ˈsaɪnɪdʒ) /

noun

signs collectively, esp street signs or signs giving directions

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