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Signature

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Noun

1. signature

your name written in your own handwriting

2. signature, touch

a distinguishing style

Example Sentences:
'this room needs a woman's touch'

3. signature, signature tune, theme song

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

4. key signature, signature

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

5. signature

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Signature

see synonyms of signature
noun
1. 
the name of a person or a mark or sign representing the name, marked by the person or by an authorized deputy
2. 
the act of signing one's name
3. 
a. 
a distinctive mark, characteristic, etc, that identifies a person or thing
b. 
(as modifier)
a signature fragrance
4. music key signature, time signature
5. US
the part of a medical prescription that instructs a patient how frequently and in what amounts he or she should take a drug or agent
. Abbreviation: Sig, S
6. printing
a. 
a sheet of paper printed with several pages that upon folding will become a section or sections of a book
b. 
such a sheet so folded
c. 
a mark, esp a letter, printed on the first page of a signature

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Signature

see synonyms of signature
noun
1. 
a person's name written by that person; also, a representation of this in a mark, stamp, deputy's handwriting, etc.
2. 
the act of signing one's name
3. 
an identifying characteristic or mark
4. 
that part of a doctor's prescription telling the patient how to use the medicine prescribed: usually marked S or Sig.
5. 
theme song (sense 2)
6.  Music
a. 
key signature
b. 
time signature
7.  Printing
a. 
a large sheet upon which are printed a number of pages in some multiple of four, and which, when folded to page size, forms one section of a book
b. 
a letter or number at the bottom of the first page in such a sheet showing in what order that section is to be gathered for binding
adjective
8.  US
designating or of a product, as clothing, which is distinguished by a label bearing the stylized signature of its designer
9. 
typical of or identified with a person, place, etc.
an actor's signature mannerism, a restaurant's signature entree

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Signature

see synonyms of signature
n.
1.
a. One's name as written by oneself.
b. The act of signing one's name.
c. See e-signature.
2. A distinctive mark, characteristic, or sound indicating identity: A surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story.
3. Medicine The part of a physician's prescription containing directions to the patient.
4. Music
a. A sign used to indicate key.
b. A sign used to indicate tempo.
5. Printing
a. A letter, number, or symbol placed at the bottom of the first page on each sheet of printed pages of a book as a guide to the proper sequence of the sheets in binding.
b. A large sheet printed with four or a multiple of four pages that when folded becomes a section of the book.
6. See chemical signature.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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