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se⋅gno

[seyn-yoh, sen-yoh; It. se-nyaw]
–noun, plural se⋅gni [seyn-yee, sen-yee; It. se-nyee] . Music.
1. a sign.
2. a sign or mark at the beginning or end of a section to be repeated.

Origin:
1905–10; < It < L signum a sign
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se·gno   (sā'nyō)   
n.   pl. se·gnos Music
A notational sign, especially the sign marking the beginning or the end of a repeat.

[Italian, from Latin signum, sign; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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