sigil
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See also: siğil
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum.
Pronunciation
- enPR: sĭjĭl, IPA(key): /ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/
- enPR: sĭjəl, IPA(key): /ˈsɪd͡ʒəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: sigil
- Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪl, -ɪdʒəl
Noun
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sigil (plural sigils)
- A seal, signature or signet.
- An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.
- (programming) A nonalphanumeric symbol affixed to a term (such as a variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
seal, signature or signet
magical sign
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sigillum. Doublet of segell.
Pronunciation
Noun
sigil m (plural sigils)
Related terms
Further reading
- “sigil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian
Noun
sigil n (plural sigilii)
- Alternative form of sigiliu
Declension
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | sigil | sigilul | sigilii | sigiliile | |
| genitive-dative | sigil | sigilului | sigilii | sigiliilor | |
| vocative | sigilule | sigiliilor | |||