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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a
sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. Ensign,
Resign, Seal a stamp, Signal, Signet.]
That by which anything is made known or represented; that
which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a
proof. Specifically:
(a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as
indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
(b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine
will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine
power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
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Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of
the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19.
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It shall come to pass, if they will not believe
thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first
sign, that they will believe the voice of the
latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8.
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(c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve
the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
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What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty
men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi.
10.
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(d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or
represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
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The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely
significative; but what they represent is as
certainly delivered to us as the symbols
themselves. --Brerewood.
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Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory.
--Spenser.
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(e) A word or a character regarded as the outward
manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of
ideas.
(f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is
expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
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They made signs to his father, how he would have
him called. --Luke i. 62.
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(g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language
of a signs such as those used by the North American
Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
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Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural
signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and
methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the
dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word
by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished
from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on
the fingers.
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(h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
--Milton.
(i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed
upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to
advertise the business there transacted, or the name of
the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed
token or notice.
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The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted
signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the
streets. --Macaulay.
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(j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
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Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection
of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and
are named, respectively, Aries ([Aries]), Taurus
([Taurus]), Gemini (II), Cancer ([Cancer]), Leo
([Leo]), Virgo ([Virgo]), Libra ([Libra]),
Scorpio ([Scorpio]), Sagittarius ([Sagittarius]),
Capricornus ([Capricorn]), Aquarius ([Aquarius]),
Pisces ([Pisces]). These names were originally the
names of the constellations occupying severally the
divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still
retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the
equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become
separated about 30 degrees from these constellations,
and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in
advance, or to the east of the one which bears its
name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus,
etc.
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(k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities,
or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign +
(plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division /, and
the like.
(l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one
appreciable by some one other than the patient.
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Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used
synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign
differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived
only by the patient himself. The term sign is often
further restricted to the purely local evidences of
disease afforded by direct examination of the organs
involved, as distinguished from those evidence of
general disturbance afforded by observation of the
temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often
called physical sign.
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(m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
(n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or
signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term
used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance
considered with reference to that which it represents.
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An outward and visible sign of an inward and
spiritual grace. --Bk. of
Common Prayer.
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Note: See the Table of Arbitrary Signs, p. 1924.
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Sign manual.
(a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of
bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed
with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be,
to complete their validity.
(b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting.
--Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.
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Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol;
type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See
Emblem.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Taurus \Tau"rus\ (t[add]"r[u^]s), n. [L., akin to Gr. tay^ros,
and E. steer. See Steer a young ox.]
1. (Astron.)
(a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of
the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of
April; -- marked thus [[taurus]] in almanacs.
(b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known
clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the
latter of which is situated the remarkably bright
Aldebaran.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ruminants comprising the common
domestic cattle.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a
sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. Ensign,
Resign, Seal a stamp, Signal, Signet.]
That by which anything is made known or represented; that
which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a
proof. Specifically:
(a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as
indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
(b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine
will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine
power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of
the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19.
It shall come to pass, if they will not believe
thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first
sign, that they will believe the voice of the
latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8.
(c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve
the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty
men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi.
10.
(d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or
represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely
significative; but what they represent is as
certainly delivered to us as the symbols
themselves. --Brerewood.
Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory.
--Spenser.
(e) A word or a character regarded as the outward
manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of
ideas.
(f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is
expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
They made signs to his father, how he would have
him called. --Luke i. 62.
(g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language
of a signs such as those used by the North American
Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural
signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and
methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the
dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word
by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished
from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on
the fingers.
(h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
--Milton.
(i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed
upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to
advertise the business there transacted, or the name of
the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed
token or notice.
The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted
signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the
streets. --Macaulay.
(j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection
of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and
are named, respectively, Aries ([Aries]), Taurus
([Taurus]), Gemini (II), Cancer ([Cancer]), Leo
([Leo]), Virgo ([Virgo]), Libra ([Libra]),
Scorpio ([Scorpio]), Sagittarius ([Sagittarius]),
Capricornus ([Capricorn]), Aquarius ([Aquarius]),
Pisces ([Pisces]). These names were originally the
names of the constellations occupying severally the
divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still
retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the
equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become
separated about 30 degrees from these constellations,
and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in
advance, or to the east of the one which bears its
name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus,
etc.
(k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities,
or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign +
(plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division /, and
the like.
(l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one
appreciable by some one other than the patient.
Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used
synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign
differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived
only by the patient himself. The term sign is often
further restricted to the purely local evidences of
disease afforded by direct examination of the organs
involved, as distinguished from those evidence of
general disturbance afforded by observation of the
temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often
called physical sign.
(m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
(n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or
signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term
used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance
considered with reference to that which it represents.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and
spiritual grace. --Bk. of
Common Prayer.
Note: See the Table of Arbitrary Signs, p. 1924.
Sign manual.
(a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of
bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed
with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be,
to complete their validity.
(b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting.
--Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.
Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol;
type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See
Emblem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Taurus \Tau"rus\ (t[add]"r[u^]s), n. [L., akin to Gr. tay^ros,
and E. steer. See Steer a young ox.]
1. (Astron.)
(a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of
the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of
April; -- marked thus [[taurus]] in almanacs.
(b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known
clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the
latter of which is situated the remarkably bright
Aldebaran.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ruminants comprising the common
domestic cattle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Taurus
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups
(born in 1949) [syn: Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich
Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim,
Andres Martinez, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon,
Michael Assat]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
[syn: Bull]
3: a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near
Orion; between Aries and Gemini
4: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about April 20 to May 20 [syn: Taurus the Bull, Bull]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
taurus
Λατινικά n.
ταύρος
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
Λατινικά n.
Ταύρος ''(αστρον.)''
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
taurus
Latvian n.
(infl of lv taurs acc p)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
Portuguese n.
1 (lb pt zodiac constellations) (l en Taurus) (gloss: constellation)
2 (alternative form of pt Tauro)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
n.
Someone with a Taurus star sign
n.
1 (lb en zodiac constellations): A constellation of the zodiac
supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
2 (lb en astrology): The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and
covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15
(sidereal astrology).
3 (''automobile'') An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor
Company (1986-present).
n.
(place en mountain range in southern r/Anatolia), almost 4000 metres
high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
taurus
Latvian n.
(infl of lv taurs acc p)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
Portuguese n.
1 (lb pt zodiac constellations) (l en Taurus) (gloss: constellation)
2 (alternative form of pt Tauro)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
taurus
Latvian n.
(infl of lv taurs acc p)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
Portuguese n.
1 (lb pt zodiac constellations) (l en Taurus) (gloss: constellation)
2 (alternative form of pt Tauro)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
Englanti n.
Härkä, horoskooppimerkki.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Taurus
Latin n.
(tagg astronomi astrologi kat=stjärnbilder språk=la) Oxen
From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]
Taurus /ˈtaʊ̯ʁʊs/
Ταύρος
Gebirge im Süden der Türkei, das vom Euphrat westwärts bis an das Ägäische Meer mit einer Länge von 1.500 Kilometer reicht
From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]
Taurus /ˈtaʊ̯ʁʊs/
Taurus
Gebirge im Süden der Türkei, das vom Euphrat westwärts bis an das Ägäische Meer mit einer Länge von 1.500 Kilometer reicht
From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]
Taurus /ˈtaʊ̯ʁʊs/
Montes Tauro
Gebirge im Süden der Türkei, das vom Euphrat westwärts bis an das Ägäische Meer mit einer Länge von 1.500 Kilometer reicht
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
الثور
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
телец, Бик 2.
astrological sign
3.
constellation
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
Taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
[astro] Býk (druhé znamení zvěrokruhu)
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
Stier [astron.] [astrol.]
Note: Sternbild; Sternzeichen
Synonym: Bull
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
Stiergeborener , Stier [astrol.]
"those born under Taurus" - die Stiergeborenen, alle Stiergeborenen
"those born under the Taurus sign" - die Stiergeborenen, alle Stiergeborenen
"She is a Taurus." - Sie ist (vom Sternzeichen) Stier.
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
Taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
Ταύρος
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
Ταύρος
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
Härkä 2.
astrological sign
3.
constellation
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
1. वृष
"They saw a taurus."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
bik
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
1. 金牛宮, おうし座
astrological sign
2. おうし座, 牡牛座
constellation
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
tyr
Someone with a Taurus star sign
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
Tyren 2.
astrological sign
3.
constellation
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
Taurus /ˈtɔ:rəs/
Byk [znak zodiaku]
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
oxe
Someone with a Taurus star sign
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
Taurus //ˈtɑɹəs// //ˈtɔːɹəs//
Oxen 2.
astrological sign
3.
constellation
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
taurus /tˈɔːɹəs/
1. (astr.) Boğa takım yıldızı
2. Boğa burcu, Sevir
3. Toros Dağları.
From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]
Taurus /toʁˈys/
Taurusgebirge
chaine de montagnes
From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-rus ]
Taurus /toʁˈys/
Тавр
chaine de montagnes
From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]
Taurus /toʁˈys/
Montes Tauro
chaine de montagnes
From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:hrv-eng ]
Taurus) /tˈaʊrʊs/
radio sources
From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 : [ freedict:lat-deu ]
taurus (tauri )
Stier
From Latin-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:lat-eng ]
taurus /tˈaʊrʊs/
bull
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈtɔɹəs/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 金牛座,金牛宫;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
Taurus
n. 金牛座,金牛宫
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