Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

segno

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: seg-no
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated.

Etymology

From Italian segno, from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

Word Breakdown

Root: *sek-

Inflected Forms

segnos (plural) segni (plural)

Questions

What does segno mean?: The sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated.
Where does segno come from?: From Italian segno, from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

How to pronounce segno

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