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a wide piece of cloth with a message on it, often stretched between two poles
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in England, a round blue sign on the wall of a building, giving the name of a famous person who lived there
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a flat wide surface such as a noticeboard or blackboard placed upright and used for showing information
used on signs to tell people not to go into a place
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a flat piece of metal or stone that is hung on a wall or building for decoration, or to give information
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a small piece of metal or plastic that is fixed to something and used for showing information such as someone’s name or a number
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a sign that you hang on a door, especially in a hotel or an office, to say that you do not want to be interrupted
an instruction, especially one printed on a sign, that people are not allowed to go into a street, area, building, or room
used on signs to warn people not to enter a place or area
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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