countersignature

[koun-ter-sig-nuh-cher]

coun·ter·sig·na·ture

[koun-ter-sig-nuh-cher]
noun
a signature added by way of countersigning.

Origin:
1835–45; counter(sign) + signature
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Countersignature has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
WordNet
countersignature

noun
a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed 
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