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:
“Why is it every careerist tries to turn his mother into a Madonnato prove his intellect is a virgin birth, papa had nothing to do with it? Its the sign of the misogynist.”
—Christina Stead (19021983)
“When two people decide to get a divorce, it isnt a sign that they dont understand one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to.”
—Helen Rowland (18751950)
“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
—Eric Hoffer (19021983)