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signature
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Definitions

  1. 1. autograph
  2. 2. signature
  3. 3. sign
This loanword from English has two main meanings: a signature (as in signing your name) and a signal or sign (like a hand gesture or cue). You might see it used when someone asks for an autograph or when a coach gives a signal to a player.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Look, they signed the card for me!

Sentence 2

Why is there a signature I don't recognize next to my name?

Sentence 3

"Let's head out once I get the autograph," he said.

Sentence 4

Um, wait — is this really what my signature looks like?

Sentence 5

One last thing — would you mind signing this card for me?!