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
Inde iam passim ab omni parte Italiae duce et auctore belli discursante Poppaedio diversa per populos et urbes signa cecinere.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Lastly,—The word "love" cannot mean "love again," "restitue amoris signa."
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm
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
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