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signatue.html - n. & adj.
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(pl. -ies) a party or esp. a State that has signed an agreement or esp. a treaty.

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having signed such an agreement etc. [L signatorius of sealing f. signare signat- mark]

signatue.html - n.
1 a a person's name, initials, or mark used in signing a letter, document, etc. b the act of signing a document etc.
2 archaic a distinctive action, characteristic, etc.
3 Mus. a = key signature. b = time signature.
4 Printing a a letter or figure placed at the foot of one or more pages of each sheet of a book as a guide for binding. b such a sheet after folding.
5 US directions given to a patient as part of a medical prescription.

signature tune esp. Brit. a distinctive tune used to introduce a particular programme or performer on television or radio. [med.L signatura (LL = marking of sheep), as SIGNATORY]

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signatue.html - n. & v.
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1 a a usu. prearranged sign conveying information, guidance, etc. esp. at a distance (waved as a signal to begin). b a message made up of such signs (signals made with flags).
2 an immediate occasion or cause of movement, action, etc. (the uprising was a signal for repression).
3 Electr. a an electrical impulse or impulses or radio waves transmitted as a signal. b a sequence of these.
4 a light, semaphore, etc., on a railway giving instructions or warnings to train-drivers etc.
5 Bridge a prearranged mode of bidding or play to convey information to one's partner.

--v.

(signalled, signalling; US signaled, signaling)
1 intr. make signals.
2 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) make signals to; direct. b transmit (an order, information, etc.) by signal; announce (signalled her agreement; signalled that the town had been taken).

signal-book a list of signals arranged for sending esp. naval and military messages. signal-box Brit. a building beside a railway track from which signals are controlled. signal of distress esp. Naut. an appeal for help, esp. from a ship by firing guns. signal-tower US = signal-box.

signaller n. [ME f. OF f. Rmc & med.L signale neut. of LL signalis f. L signum SIGN]

signatue.html - adj.
remarkably good or bad; noteworthy (a signal victory).

signally adv. [F signal

f. It. past part. segnalato distinguished f. segnale SIGNAL(1)]