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si⋅gnor

[seen-yawr, -yohr, sin-yawr, -yohr; It. see-nyawr]
–noun, plural -gnors, Italian. -gno⋅ri [-nyaw-ree] .
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
Also, signior.


Origin:
1570–80; < It; see signore 1
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si·gnor also si·gnior   (sēn-yôr', -yōr')   
n.   pl. si·gno·ri (sēn-yôr'ē, -yō'rē) also si·gniors or si·gnors Abbr. Sig. or S.
Used as a courtesy title for a man in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Mr.

[Italian, variant of signore; see signore.]
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