signature
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/
- Specialized
:
pliego
- The artist received a proof of the signature before the entire print run was completed.
And those Diaries are made in what's called signatures.
- And those Diaries are made in what's called signatures.
Examples
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Each signature in the book was carefully inspected for accuracy and quality.
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Cause her name is on the signature sheet you gave me.
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And we would go and look at the very last page of the signatures by the leaders.
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I've requested signature sheets from Property from the last two years.
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Oh, there was a stack of mail this high and a telegram this long with 4,000 signatures.
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Arlene Rengert and I have collected the 25 signatures needed, and more are still pouring in.
Academic text (2006) -
The petitions reportedly need at least 25,000 signatures before they will be recognized by the president.
Blog text (16) -
A proliferation of signatures in Venetian workshops becomes more noticeable as the century progresses.
Academic text (1998) -
We need to arrange the signature sheets carefully before binding the book.
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.7
A sign at the start of music that shows beats in each bar and which note gets one beat
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4.4
A short, easy to recognize piece of music that identifies a show or performer
- Specialized
A set of sharps or flats at the start of written music showing its key
- Specialized
A symbol in written music that shows how many beats are in each measure and which note gets one beat
- Specialized
A computer system that checks a person's signature to confirm who they are
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Signature in printing comes from the old practice of putting a small sign on a folded sheet to show its place in a book. That's why a signature is a group of pages printed on one sheet.