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si·gno·re

(sēn-yôr′ā, -yō′rĕ)

1. pl. si·gno·ri (-yôr′ē, -yō′rē) Abbr. Sig. or S. Used as a form of polite address for a man in an Italian-speaking area.

2. A plural of signora.

[Italian, from Medieval Latin senior, lord, from Latin, elder; see senior. Sense 2, Italian, pl. of signora; see signora.]

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signore

(siːnˈjɔːriː; Italian siɲˈɲore)

n, pl -ri (-rɪ; Italian -ri)

(Peoples) an Italian man: a title of respect equivalent to sir

[Italian, ultimately from Latin senior an elder, from senex an old man]

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si•gno•re

(sɪnˈyɔr eɪ, -ˈyoʊr eɪ; It. siˈnyɔ rɛ)

n., pl. si•gno•ri (sɪnˈyɔr i, -ˈyoʊr i; It. siˈnyɔ ri)

a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usu. used separately.

[1585–95; < Italian < Latin senior; see senior]

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signore - an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name)

adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

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So he asked whether it was Stefano, and I whispered, 'Si, signore'; and then whether he had finished Arturo, and I brought the same shot off again.

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Altro!' To which Mr Baptist would reply with innumerable bright nods and smiles, 'Altro, signore, altro, altro, altro!' After this highly condensed conversation, Mr Pancks would go his way with an appearance of being lightened and refreshed.

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But a funeral you could scarcely call it, signore; it was a dull little passeggio of two gondolas.

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