Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a courtesy title for a married woman in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Mrs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Italian title of address or respect for a woman, equivalent to Madam, Mrs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Mrs ;madam ; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
- noun an Italian title or form of address for a married woman
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Well, signora, is it not true that now you have had enough of me?"
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"But it will be in English, signora; and that I can not read."
The Lure of the Mask Harold MacGrath 1901
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Barchester had hitherto afforded to her web, and the signora was a powerful spider that made wondrous webs and could in no way live without catching flies.
Barchester Towers 2004
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In fact, the signora was a sort of lion, and though there was no drop of the
Barchester Towers 2004
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"You must know that the friends of the signora are my friends and that I am always glad to welcome them."
The Call of the Blood Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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The maid had called her signora; but that might have been a disguise, like the mask and the patches of court-plaster.
The Lure of the Mask Harold MacGrath 1901
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The signora is my second wife; she is prima donna assoluta of the grand opera, Naples.
The Martian George Du Maurier 1865
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In fact, the signora was a sort of lion; and though there was no drop of the Leohunter blood in Miss Thorne's veins, she nevertheless did like to see attractive people at her house.
Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope 1848
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He was the finest fly that Barchester had hitherto afforded to her web, and the signora was a powerful spider that made wondrous webs, and could in no way live without catching flies.
Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope 1848
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A few days after, they brought the intelligence that Barbarina had returned; and the councillor dwelt with her in her new house; and the servants were commanded to call the signora Madame Cocceji. as she was his well-beloved and trusted wife.
Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends 1843
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