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#86238 11/08/2002 2:34 PM
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A musical term I didn't remember:
segno
n.,
pl. segni It, 3nyc8 5It < L signum, a SIGN6 Music a sign; esp., the sign (d or :S:) used at the beginning or end of a repeat



#86239 11/09/2002 8:23 AM
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Segno is indeed a very common word:
like tag, label...
for example,when you close a book, and you are not able to open it again at the page you previously were,
we say that you "hai perso( = you lost ) il segno"


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Musicians, of course, are very familiar with segno.

Slight tangent here:

There's a terrific website that has a huge collection of signs and symbols. Curiously, segno is not included although some musical signs appear on the list. The site is one that would offer hours of exploration if one were so inclined. I'll paste it below so you can take a look at it:



http://www.symbols.com/index/wordindex-a.html

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Switching to other kinds of signs, does anybody know the name for the street signs
that iindicate that something is forbidden by a cirlcle with a diagonal slash mark through it?


#86242 11/09/2002 7:51 PM
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Hey WW! You missed the WWW!


#86243 11/09/2002 8:24 PM
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Musick,

I think is wwworks now.

Thanks,
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