signature

CEFRB1

/ˈsɪɡ.nə.t͡ʃə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Your name written in your own special way.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act of signing one's name; an act of producing a signature.

Examples

  • Please return one set to us with your signature.

  • Someone had forged her signature on the cheque.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The part of a doctor’s prescription containing directions for the patient.

  2. A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

  3. Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo, composed of the key signature and the time signature.

More examples

In context

  • The document bore his signature.

  • Rabbit in mustard sauce is my signature dish.

  • Your signature must not exceed three lines of text, or 600 pixels in height.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).