Added 9 October 2026
semaphore
/ˈsɛm.əˌfɔː/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about semaphore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
- Send signals by or as if by semaphore.
- Convey by semaphore, of information.
Origin
The noun is borrowed from French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign, token”) + French -phore (from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, suffix indicating a bearer or carrier)). By surface analysis, sema- + -phore. The verb is derived from the noun.
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