![]() Princeton's WordNet (2. Compare AUGUR CHARACTERISTIC EMBLEM.Įmblem, indication, manifestation, mark, note, omen, presage, prognostic, signal, symbol, symptom, token, type ![]() A symptom is a vital phenomenon resulting from a diseased condition in medical language a sign is an indication of any physical condition, whether morbid or healthy thus, a hot skin and rapid pulse are symptoms of pneumonia dulness of some portion of the lungs under percussion is one of the physical signs. Synonyms for SIGN: mark, indication, presentiment, indicator, token, foreshadowing, omen, flash, foreknowledge, harbinger, hint, beacon, visible sign. ![]() While a sign may be involuntary, and even unconscious, a signal is always voluntary, and is usually concerted a ship may show signs of distress to the casual observer, but signals of distress are a distinct appeal for aid. A sign (Latin signum) is any distinctive mark by which a thing may be recognized or its presence known, and may be intentional or accidental, natural or artificial, suggestive, descriptive, or wholly arbitrary thus, a blush may be a sign of shame the footprint of an animal is a sign that it has passed the sign of a business house now usually declares what is done or kept within, but formerly might be an object having no connection with the business, as "the sign of the trout " the letters of the alphabet are signs of certain sounds.
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