See Also: signature(dictionary)
e-signature(dictionary)
key signature(dictionary)
signature(dictionary)
signature(medicine)
Digital Signature(law)
time signature(dictionary)
SIGNATURE, eccl(law)
signature tune(dictionary)
electronic signature(dictionary)

signature (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin signatura, from Latin signare; SIGN2]
[C] your name written in the way you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter, or on a cheque etc to show that you have written it
::Her signature is totally illegible (=cannot be read) .
::The school collected 4000 signatures for the petition.
::The Ukranians put their signatures to the Lisbon Protocol.
::Someone's forged my signature (=made an illegal copy of my name to deceive people) on this letter.
::Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents.
[U] formal the act of signing something
for signature
::We will send you a copy of the agreement for signature.
[C usually singular] something that is closely related to an event, person, or style
::The shapes in the paintings are easily recognised as his signature.
::Smith's signature singing style
-see also key signature , time signature
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HINT sense 1
Your signature is what you write when you sign your name. The act of putting a signature on something is called signing: the signing of the treaty