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SIGNORINA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: signorine   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Signorina" is a kind of...):

form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')

Domain category:

Italian (the Romance language spoken in Italy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to 'Miss', it is either used alone or before a name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("signorina" is a kind of...):

unmarried woman (a woman who is not married)

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