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1 Nod
v. intrans.P. and V. νεύειν, ἐπινεύειν.Give a signal: P. and V. σημαίνειν.Be drowsy: Ar. and V. νυστάζειν, P. ὑπονυστάζειν, V. βρίζειν.——————subs.P. νεῦμα, τό; see Signal.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Nod
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2 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) σημείο,σύμβολο2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) πινακίδα,σήμα(της τροχαίας),επιγραφή,ταμπέλα3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) σήμα,νεύμα,νόημα4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) σήμα,ένδειξη2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) υπογράφω2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) υπογράφω3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) γνέφω,κάνω νόημα•- signpost
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nod — nod1 W2 [nɔd US na:d] v past tense and past participle nodded present participle nodding [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German] 1.) to move your head up and down, especially in order to show agreement or understanding… … Dictionary of contemporary English
