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  • 11signal — sub. m. Signe que l on donne pour servir d advertissement. Faire un signal. donner le signal. à ce signal ils mirent tous l espée à la main. ils tirerent trois coups de canon pour signal. On leur fit plusieurs signaux. ils firent les signaux dont …

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  • 12signal — Ⅰ. signal [1] ► NOUN 1) a gesture, action, or sound conveying information or an instruction. 2) an indication of a state of affairs. 3) an event or statement that provides the impulse or occasion for something to happen. 4) a light or semaphore… …

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  • 13signal — [sig′nəl] n. [OFr < VL signale < neut. of LL signalis < L signum, a SIGN] 1. Now Rare a token or indication 2. a sign or event fixed or understood as the occasion for prearranged combined action [a bugle signal to attack] 3. anything… …

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  • 14Signal — Sig nal, n. [F., fr. LL. signale, fr. L. signum. See {Sign}, n.] 1. A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the occasion of… …

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  • 15Signal — Sig nal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signaled or Signalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Signaling} or {Signalling}.] 1. To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders. [1913 Webster] 2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a… …

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  • 16Signal FM — Localización Puerto Príncipe, Haití Frecuencia 90.5 MHz Idioma …

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  • 17signal — [adj] extraordinary, outstanding arresting, arrestive, characteristic, conspicuous, distinctive, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, eye catching, famous, illustrious, individual, marked, memorable, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable,… …

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  • 18signal — Signal, Signum, Un signal de feu pour advertir. Faire ou donner signal ou signe d une tour, Signum e turri edere …

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  • 19signal — n *sign Analogous words: *alarm, tocsin, alert: *gesture, gesticulation: *motion, movement: *device, contrivance, contraption signal adj salient, striking, arresting, outstand …

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  • 20Signal — »Zeichen mit festgelegter Bedeutung; Warnzeichen, Startzeichen«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 16. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. signal (afrz. seignal) entlehnt, das seinerseits auf spätlat. signale, dem substantivierten Neutrum von lat. signalis »bestimmt,… …

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