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“sign”

13 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Wizard, has 2.

Wizard


People

im final · sen final

  • Wynim

    Wyn wind + im sign

    wind sign

  • Glimim

    Glim glimmer + im sign

    glimmer sign

  • Lumim

    Lum lantern + im sign

    lantern sign

  • Fensen

    Fen marsh + sen sign

    marsh sign

  • Aursen

    Aur gold + sen sign

    gold sign

  • Bralsen

    Bral brass + sen sign

    brass sign

Angel


Creatures

Otha initial

  • Othanur

    Otha sign + nur of the flame

    sign of the flame

  • Othalai

    Otha sign + lai of the song

    sign of the song

  • Othazim

    Otha sign + zim of the songs

    sign of the songs

Bard


Tabletop

segno final

  • Primosegno

    Primo first + segno sign

    first sign

  • Rimasegno

    Rima rhyme + segno sign

    rhyme sign

  • Corosegno

    Coro choir + segno sign

    choir sign

Centaur


Creatures

semeion final

  • Mesosemeion

    Meso middle + semeion sign

    middle sign

  • Astraposemeion

    Astrapo lightning + semeion sign

    lightning sign

  • Aetherisemeion

    Aetheri upper air + semeion sign

    upper air sign

Cyberpunk


People

signal final

  • Gridsignal

    Grid streets laid square + signal sign

    streets laid square sign

  • Slatesignal

    Slate splinter + signal sign

    splinter sign

  • Soldersignal

    Solder made solid + signal sign

    made solid sign

Lich


Creatures

Semio initial

  • Semiostylos

    Semio sign + stylos pillar

    sign pillar

  • Semiozetema

    Semio sign + zetema inquiry

    sign inquiry

  • Semiosymbolon

    Semio sign + symbolon token

    sign token

Minotaur


Creatures

sema final

  • Archisema

    Archi chief + sema sign

    chief sign

  • Isosema

    Iso equal + sema sign

    equal sign

  • Typhlosema

    Typhlo blind + sema sign

    blind sign

Phoenix


Creatures

sema final

  • Katharosema

    Katharo pure + sema sign

    pure sign

  • Teleiosema

    Teleio perfect + sema sign

    perfect sign

  • Anagennosema

    Anagenno reborn + sema sign

    reborn sign

Ship


Objects

beacon final

  • Resolute Beacon

    Resolute past all doubt + beacon sign

    past all doubt sign

  • Distant Beacon

    Distant standing far off + beacon sign

    standing far off sign

  • Steel Beacon

    Steel iron made harder + beacon sign

    iron made harder sign

Tiefling


Fantasy races

omen final

  • Gravenomen

    Graven weighty + omen sign

    weighty sign

  • Teneromen

    Tener tender + omen sign

    tender sign

  • Fracenomen

    Fracen broken + omen sign

    broken sign

Unicorn


Creatures

signum final

  • Somnisignum

    Somni sleep + signum sign

    sleep sign

  • Lapidisignum

    Lapidi stone + signum sign

    stone sign

  • Radisignum

    Radi ray + signum sign

    ray sign

Username


People

beacon final

  • Hazelbeacon

    Hazel soft brown + beacon sign

    soft brown sign

  • Happybeacon

    Happy lucky + beacon sign

    lucky sign

  • Foggybeacon

    Foggy thick with mist + beacon sign

    thick with mist sign

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “sign”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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