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signal noun 1 a message in the form of a gesture, light, sound, etc, conveying information or indicating the time for action, often over a distance. 2 (signals) the apparatus used to send such a message, eg coloured lights or movable arms or poles on a railway network. 3 an event marking the moment for action to be taken • Their arrival was a signal for the party to begin. 4 any set of transmitted electrical impulses received as a sound or image, eg in television; the message conveyed by them. 5 cards a piece of play intended to convey information to one's partner. verb (signalled, signalling) 1 tr & intr to transmit or convey (a message) using signals. 2 to indicate. adj notable • a signal triumph.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: French, from Latin signum.
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