signature, adj.

[Dennis During]

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 08:43:44PM +0100, Paul Frank wrote:
> > The common adjective "signature," meaning distinguishing, defining,
> > typical or quintessential, is not in the OED.
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> We have a draft entry for this that should be published in the
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> Jesse Sheidlower
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Why does the OED bother with attributive use of nouns as separate entries?

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