Example and Sign

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: a war bonnet that is a fine example of Native American handicraft

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Sign and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Example".

Sign noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Example and sign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Sign".

Nearby Words: signify, signed, signature, signing, signboard

good	good example	good sign
clear	clear example	clear sign
particular	particular example	particular sign
common	common example	common sign
Other adjectives: positive, true, prominent, obvious, real, big, great, bad, subtle, main, famous, ultimate, early, major, possible, strange, biggest.

For example, a dating agency had a sign reading "discreet and discrete", a joke which would make more sense to mathematicians.

Source: Genius Bonus / Western Animation
For example, in ASL, one sign for "idiot" or "stupid" is hitting your forehead with a fist, similar to facepalming.

Source: Silent Snarker
Engrish: Mostly averted, but a couple spelling errors have slipped through the cracks: One example of "Itarian": one scene in the anime has a giant sign reading "ITARIA" instead of "ITALIA".

Source: Video Game / Inazuma Eleven

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