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“Cygnet” or “Signet”

cygnet / signet are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

cygnet

  • nouna young swan.

signet s·IH·g·n·ih·t

  • nouna seal (especially one used to mark documents officially).
Usage

Examples in context

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“cygnet”

  • Leg 2 Pelverata to Cygnet - Pelverata - Pelverata
  • 1 March – AEA Cygnet

“signet”

  • …Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller Signet
  • …and from 1935 oversaw the Signet Library.
  • …the Macabre Douglas E. Winter Signet Updated edition (December 2, 1986)
  • …Mind of an Assassin (1960) Signet book, New York
  • …the official librarian to the Signet Library in Edinburgh from 1935.
  • …it eventually became known as Signet Park, due in part to…
  • Signet Park
  • The Secret Lovers, Signet, 1977
  • Signet Park is located along the…
  • …King Quiz Book Stephen Spignesi Signet

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