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signora

[ sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh; Italian see-nyaw-rah ]

noun

, plural si·gno·ras, Italian si·gno·re [see-, nyaw, -, r, e].
  1. a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.


signora

/ siːnˈjɔːrə; siɲˈɲora /

noun

  1. a married Italian woman: a title of address equivalent to Mrs when placed before a name or madam when used alone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of signora1

1630–40; < Italian; feminine of signore signore 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of signora1

Italian, feminine of signore
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Example Sentences

One day I observed to her with a smile, “Do you know, signora, I find a resemblance between you and one who was very dear to me.”

After the overture Signora Palazzesi sang "with a bell-like, magnificent voice, and great bravura."

And immediately Lori would whistle, just in the tone used by his master, and the Signora then returned joyfully into the room.

It was one fine morning, and Lori sat upon the top of his cage, calling out in his shrillest tones: ‘Signora, Signora!’

The old Signora Montani is bedridden; how could she get to mass?

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