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| sig·na·ture [ sígnəchər, sígnə chr ] |
noun (plural sig·na·tures) |
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1. signed name: somebody's name written by him or her in a characteristic way
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2. signing of name: the act of signing your name
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3. distinctive characteristic: a distinctive mark, characteristic, or thing that identifies somebody
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often used before a noun
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  The interior design had her signature all over it.
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4. medicine directions on prescription: the part of a doctor's prescription that contains the directions for use
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5. music
Same as key signature
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6. music
Same as time signature
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7. printing mark indicating page order: a letter or mark printed on what will become the first page of a section of a book, indicating its order in binding
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8. printing sheet forming section of book: a sheet of paper printed with several pages that, when folded and cut, makes up a section of a book
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adjective |
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most closely associated: distinctive and closely associated with or identifying somebody or something
the marathon, signature race of the Olympics
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< medieval Latin signatura< Latin signare "to sign" < signum "mark, sign"] |
