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noun British English pronunciation: signature /ˈsɪɡnətʃə(r)/ 
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pluralsignatures
  1. 1
    [countable] a persons name written in a special way by that person

    Is this your signature on the letter?

    collecting signatures for a petition

    See also  autograph
  2. 2
    [uncountable] the action of signing something

    My secretary will bring the papers for signature this afternoon.

    signature of:

    Ten years after signature of the treaty the terms will be re-examined.

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