"sigil" meaning in English

See sigil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/, /ˈsɪd͡ʒəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sigil.wav Forms: sigils [plural]
enPR: sĭjĭl, sĭjəl Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪl, -ɪdʒəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sigillum||little sign}} Latin sigillum (“little sign”), {{doublet|en|seal|sigillum}} Doublet of seal and sigillum Head templates: {{en-noun}} sigil (plural sigils)
  1. A seal, signature or signet. Translations (seal, signature or signet): печат (pečat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), segl [neuter] (Danish), zegel [neuter] (Dutch), sceau [masculine] (French), Siegel [masculine] (German), σφραγίδα (sfragída) [feminine] (Greek), pecsét (Hungarian), séala [masculine] (Irish), segl [neuter] (Norwegian), sigil [masculine] (Polish), selo [masculine] (Portuguese), sigilo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sigil-en-noun-uIOGKU6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 6 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 7 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 8 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 5 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 58 6 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 64 5 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 8 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 7 40 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 8 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 7 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 55 7 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 55 7 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 54 7 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 6 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 57 5 38 Disambiguation of 'seal, signature or signet': 94 2 5
  2. An occult or magical sign, image or symbol. Translations (magical sign): магически знак (magičeski znak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Sigill [neuter] (German), Sigillum [neuter] (German), sigil [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sigil-en-noun-Tj8Gyiw7 Disambiguation of 'magical sign': 4 93 2
  3. (programming) A nonalphanumeric symbol affixed to a term (such as a variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope. Categories (topical): Programming Translations (computing: character affixed to a symbol): sigilo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sigil-en-noun-RbUVEcYk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 6 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 8 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 8 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 7 48 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: character affixed to a symbol': 5 15 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sigillary, sigillate, sigillation, sigillative, sigillistic, sigillography, twigil Related terms: Hungarian notation

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "seal, signature or signet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "selo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "seal, signature or signet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sigilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "magičeski znak",
      "sense": "magical sign",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "магически знак"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "magical sign",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sigill"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "magical sign",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sigillum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "magical sign",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sigil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "computing: character affixed to a symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sigilo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Sigil (computer programming)",
    "sigil"
  ],
  "word": "sigil"
}

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