signature, adj.

[Neal Whitman]

Or "signature song".

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> ... not to mention the now-standard use in "signature dish".
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>     VS-)
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> On 12/22/2010 2:43 PM, Paul Frank wrote:
>> The common adjective "signature," meaning distinguishing, defining,
>> typical or quintessential, is not in the OED.
>>
>> "Traumatic brain injury is considered the 'signature injury' of
>> soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan."
>>
>> Paul
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