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According to WordNet, the noun "sign" has 11 sense(s).

113856574 having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign".

108685677 (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.

114301785 (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation".

104217882 structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards".

107286014 an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God".

106811625 a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign".

106791372 any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped".

106876144 a gesture that is part of a sign language.

106646243 a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring".

106793231 a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows".

107276018 a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure.

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