Sign

Sign

A sign is a representation of an object that implies a connection between itself and its object. A natural sign bears a causal relation to its object—for instance, thunder is a sign of storm. A conventional sign signifies by agreement, as a full stop signifies the end of a sentence. (This is in contrast to a symbol which stands for another thing, as a flag may be a symbol of a nation).

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Famous quotes containing the word sign:

    When a woman says she won’t, it’s a good sign that she will. And when she says she will, it is an even better sign.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    One cat in a house is a sign of loneliness, two of barrenness, and three of sodomy.
    Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977)

    Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of his virility, a symbol of his power, a bigger phallic symbol than a Porsche.
    Victoria Billings (b. 1945)