signature

[ sig-nuh-cher, -choo r ]
/ ˈsɪg nə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

noun

adjective

serving to identify or distinguish a person, group, etc.: a signature tune.

Origin of signature

1525–35; < Medieval Latin signātūra a signing, equivalent to Latin signāt(us) past participle of signāre to mark (see sign, -ate1) + -ūra -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM signature

sig·na·ture·less, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for signature

British Dictionary definitions for signature

signature
/ (ˈsɪɡnɪtʃə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for signature

C16: from Old French, from Medieval Latin signātura, from Latin signāre to sign

Medical definitions for signature

signature
[ sĭgnə-chər ]

n.

The part of a physician's prescription containing directions to the patient.