[sin-yawr-ey, -yohr-ey; It. see-nyaw-re] 
[sin-yawr-ee, -yohr-ee; It. see-nyaw-ree] . | a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor. |
[sin-yawr-uh, -yohr-uh; It. see-nyaw-rah] [-re] . | a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name. |
| si·gno·ra (sēn-yôr'ə, -yōr'ə, -yō'rä) n. pl. si·gno·re (sēn-yôr'ā, -yōr'ā, -yō'rě) or si·gno·ras Used as a courtesy title for a married woman in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Mrs. [Italian, feminine of signore, signore; see signore.] |
| si·gno·re (sēn-yôr'ā, -yōr'ā, -yō'rě) n.
[Italian, from Medieval Latin senior, lord, from Latin, elder; see senior. Sense 2, Italian, pl. of signora; see signora.] |
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