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ghost sign

ghost sign noun: a handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time and has thus begun to fade.

ghost sign: a handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time...
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Noun

ghost sign (plural ghost signs)

  1. A handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time and has thus begun to fade.

Forms of ghost sign

pluralghost signs

Questions about ghost sign

What does ghost sign mean?
Ghost sign means a handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time and has thus begun to fade.
What part of speech is ghost sign?
Ghost sign is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost sign?
The plural of ghost sign is ghost signs.

Words near ghost sign in the dictionary

  1. ghost ships
  2. ghost shirt
  3. ghost shrimp
  4. ghost shrimps
  5. ghost sickness
  6. ghost sign
  7. ghost signs
  8. ghost singer
  9. ghost singers
  10. ghost skate
  11. ghost skin

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