signa
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of signa
< Latin signā, 2nd person singular present imperative active of signāre; 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
Signa te, signa, temere me tangis et angis.
From Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
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
Groa asks Halfdan-Gram: Quis, rogo, vestrum dirigit agmen, quo duce signa bellica fertis?
From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.
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