English noun: signature |
1. | signature (communication) your name written in your own handwriting |
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| Broader (hypernym) | name |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | allograph, autograph, countersign, countersignature, endorsement, indorsement, John Hancock, sign manual |
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| Part holonym | paraph |
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2. | signature (attribute) a distinguishing style |
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| Samples | This room needs a woman's touch.
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| Synonyms | touch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fashion, manner, mode, style, way |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | common touch |
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3. | signature (communication) a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program |
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| Synonyms | signature tune, theme song |
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| Broader (hypernym) | air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune |
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4. | signature (communication) the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key |
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| Synonyms | key signature |
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| Broader (hypernym) | musical notation |
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5. | signature (communication) a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book |
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| Broader (hypernym) | piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper |
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| Part meronym | book |
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