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sign·post
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ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst
/
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sahyn
-pohst
]
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noun
1.
a
post
bearing a
sign
that gives information or guidance.
2.
any immediately perceptible indication, obvious clue, etc.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide (a place, route, etc.) with signposts.
Origin:
1610–20;
sign
+
post
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signpost
(ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst)
—
n
1.
a post bearing a sign that shows the way, as at a roadside
2.
something that serves as a clue or indication; sign
—
vb
3.
to mark with signposts
4.
to indicate direction towards:
the camp site is signposted from the road
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
signpost
1620, "sign on a post, usually indicating an inn or shop," from
sign
(n.) +
post
(n.). Meaning "guide- or direction-post along a road" is attested from 1863. Fig. sense is from 1889.
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