Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A monogram, usually an abbreviation of a proper name, especially one engraved upon the seal of a seal-ring, as was common in the middle ages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
siglum .
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Examples
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The Sartan magic'dealing as it did with such concepts as "probabilities" and making use of the pictures known as "sigla" -was beyond him.
Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993
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The carelessness of copyists, the use of "sigla", contractions for proper names, and the frequency of transcription, led naturally to much confusion.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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In the next century the "sigla" (chi-rho) occurs not only as an abbreviation but also as a symbol.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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In the next century the "sigla" (chi-rho) occurs not only as an abbreviation but also as a symbol.
GOPUSA 2009
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El cancionero musical llamado de la Colombina, o de la Biblioteca de la Colombina, en razón del depósito que lo custodia, está conservado en la catedral de Sevilla, Biblioteca indicada, bajo la sigla de manuscrito 7-I-28.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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A Associação de jornais dos Estados Unidos NAA, na sigla em inglês divulgou recentemente os dados sobre a receita de jornais no segundo trimestre: a queda foi de 30% na comparação com o mesmo período do ano anterior.
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In pratica è la sigla per ogni film di fantascienza mai prodotto…
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Nominato per il premio come migliore sigla ai prossimi Emmy Awards 60a edizione.
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Altro progetto scolastico di Gareso; stavolta si tratta di una sigla per uno show televisivo.
mercy commented on the word sigla
List of abbreviations, symbols, etc. denoting words. definition
July 13, 2008
qms commented on the word sigla
A scrivening monk would come to grief
Illuminating a sacred leaf
Unless his amygdala
Are stocked with the sigla
To ornament but keep it brief.
September 30, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word sigla
See comment on overline.
July 27, 2018