Definition of SIGLUM

siglum

Plural: sigla

Noun

  • A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.
  • A thing which represents something else; a sign, a symbol.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin siglum (“abbreviation”), possibly a contracted form of:
* sigillum (“figurine, statuette; seal”), from signum (“figure, statue; seal, signet; mark, sign”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut, sever; to cut off”) or *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); or
* singulum, a singular form of singulus (“apiece; every; single”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; together”).
The plural form sigla is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla.

Scrabble Score: 9

siglum is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
siglum is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
siglum is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

siglum is a valid Words With Friends word