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signature

sig·na·ture

UK/ˈsɪɡ.nə.t͡ʃə/ US/ˈsɪɡ.nɪ.t͡ʃə/ common

noun

1.

your name written in your own handwriting

2.

a distinguishing style

  • “this room needs a woman”
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3.

a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program

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4.

the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

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5.

a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French signature, or from Medieval Latin signātūra, future active periphrastic of verb signāre from signum (“sign”), + -tūra, feminine of -tūrus, future active periphrastic suffix. Displaced native Old English handseten (literally “hand setting”).

Phrases

  • blank signature
  • cut signature
  • digital signature
  • electronic signature
  • isotope signature
  • isotopic signature
  • key signature
  • signature authority

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