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signature | firm |

As nouns the difference between signature and firm

is that signature is a person’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract while firm is a business partnership; the name under which it trades.

As adjectives the difference between signature and firm

is that signature is distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity while firm is steadfast, secure, hard (in position.

As a verb firm is

to make firm or strong; fix securely.

signature

English

(wikipedia signature)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
  • *
  • *:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer languageunderstood him very well. If he had written a love letter, or a farce, or a ballade , or a story, no one, either clerks, or friends, or compositors, would have understood anything but a word here and a word there. For his signature , however, that was different.
  • The act of signing one's name.
  • (lb) That part of a doctor’s prescription containing directions for the patient.
  • (lb) Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo
  • (lb) A group of four (or a multiple of four) pages printed such that, when folded, become a section of a book
  • (lb) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.
  • (lb) Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.
  • A mark or sign of implication.
  • *(Richard Bentley) (1662-1742)
  • *:the natural and indelible signature of God, which human souls in their first origin are supposed to be stamped with
  • *1997 : Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault'', page 67, ''The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
  • *:A “signature'” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was '''guessing''' and ' interpreting , not observing or demonstrating.
  • (lb) A
  • A resemblance between the external character of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease.

    • See also

    * autograph

    Adjective

    (en-adj) (unusually not comparable)
  • distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity
  • * 2001 , Lawrence J. Vale, Sam Bass Warner, Imaging the city: continuing struggles and new directions
    • Consider Las Fallas'' of Valencia, Spain, arguably the most signature''' of ' signature ephemera.
  • * 2005 , Paul Duchscherer, Linda Svendsen, Beyond the bungalow: grand homes in the arts & crafts tradition
    • Considered the most signature effect of the Tudor Revival style, half-timbering derived its distinctive ...
  • * 2005 , Brett Dawson, Tales from the 2004-05 Fighting Illini
    • But it was perhaps the most signature shot Williams ever made in an Illinois uniform, a bullying basket in which he used his power to pound Stoudamire, ...
    Rabbit in mustard sauce is my signature dish.
  • * 2005:' CBS News website, ''Paul Winchell Dead At Age 82'', read at on 14 May 2006 - The inspiration for [[w:Tigger, Tigger]’s ' signature phrase: TTFN, ta-ta for now.
    • The signature route of the airline is its daily flight between Buenos Aires and Madrid.
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    firm

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
  • (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.
  • (slang) A criminal gang.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
  • * It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
  • fixed (in opinion)
    • a firm''' believer; a '''firm''' friend; a '''firm adherent
  • * He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=With such constant off-field turmoil Hughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge. West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, are firm admirers.}}
  • solid, rigid (material state)
    • firm''' flesh; '''firm''' muscles, '''firm''' wood; '''firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
    Derived terms
    * firm up * firmish * firmly * firmness * firmware

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make firm or strong; fix securely.
  • To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
  • To become firm; stabilise.
  • To improve after decline.
  • Aust. To shorten (of betting odds).

    • Anagrams

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