signal in English: A sound, a movement, or a wave that carries a message or tells people what to do. (noun)

/ˈsɪɡnəl/

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Translation

A sound, a movement, or a wave that carries a message or tells people what to do.

Word origin

From Latin signum, meaning a sign or a mark.

Gender

Pluralsignals

Here the signal is the wave that carries a call.

Here it is a movement that carries a message.

Here it is a light that tells drivers what to do.

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This word is part of lesson 27.