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tərˌsaɪn; noun
1.
a sign used in reply to another sign.
2.
Military. a secret sign that must be given by authorized persons seeking admission through a guarded area.
3.
a signature added to another signature, especially for authentication.
verb (used with object)
4.
to sign (a document that has been signed by someone else), especially in confirmation or authentication.
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Counter-sign
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| countersign | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to sign (a document already signed by another) |
| —n | |
| 2. | Also called: countersignature the signature so written |
| 3. | a secret sign given in response to another sign |
| 4. | chiefly military a password |
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