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Term: 
Sinsign
Quote: 

A sinsign is a definite individual existent which is significant because of the circumstances of its existence, which are either significant or include the very object denoted.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1905 [c.]). The Basis of Pragmaticism. MS [R] 284.
References: 
MS [R] 284:59
Date of Quote: 
1905 [c.]
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