🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Wegweisung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈvɛkˌvaɪ̯zʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Signposting/ˈsaɪnˌpoʊstɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Klare Wegweisungen helfen dem Publikum, dem Vortrag zu folgen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The use of spoken or written words and phrases that indicate the structure, direction, and organization of a speech, presentation, or text.

    "Effective signposting helps listeners follow complex arguments during a lecture."
  2. 2

    The physical placement of directional signs along a route, path, or highway.

    "Hikers complained about the poor signposting along the mountain trail."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'signpost' (combining 'sign', from Old French 'signe' and Latin 'signum', and 'post', from Old English 'post' and Latin 'postis'). The gerundial use emerged in academic and professional communication discourse during the late 20th century to metaphorically describe verbal or textual cues that guide an audience through a presentation or text.

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