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sign⋅post

  [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 1
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sign·post   (sīn'pōst')   
n.  

  1. A post supporting a sign that has information or directions.

  2. An indication, sign, or guide.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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