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paraph
1. A flourish made after a signature.
2. A special flourish at the end of a signature, originally as a precaution against forgery.
3. Etymology: from Middle French paraffe (French paraphe); originally, meaning "paragraph", from Middle Latin paraphus, contraction of paragraphus.
Benjamin Franklin's paraph signature.
Queen Elizabeth's paraph signature.
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