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countersigning
[
n., v.
koun
-ter-sahyn
;
v.
also
-koun-ter-
sahyn
]
Origin
coun·ter·sign
/
n., v.
ˈkaʊn
tərˌsaɪn
;
v.
also
ˌkaʊn
tərˈsaɪn
/
Show Spelled
[
n., v.
koun
-ter-sahyn
;
v.
also
-koun-ter-
sahyn
]
Show IPA
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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Countersigning
is always a great word to know.
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lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
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quincunx
. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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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Origin:
1585–95;
counter-
+
sign
,
modeled on
Middle French
contresigne,
or its source,
Old Italian
contrasegno
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
countersign
1590s (n.), from O.Fr. contresigne, from contre- "against" (see
contra
) + signe "sign" (see
sign
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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