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au·to·graph

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–noun

1.	a person's own signature: He collects autographs of artists.

2.	something written in a person's own hand, as a manuscript or letter.

–adjective

3.	written by a person's own hand: an autograph letter.

4.	containing autographs: an autograph album.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to write one's name on or in; sign: to autograph a book.

6.	to write with one's own hand.

[Origin: 1630–40; < L autographum, n. use of neut. of L autographus written with one's own hand < Gk autógraphos. See auto-¹, -graph

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au·to·graph·ic

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au·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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au·to·graph Audio Help (ô'tə-grāf') Pronunciation Key
n.

A person's own signature or handwriting.
A manuscript in the author's handwriting.

tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs

To write one's name or signature on or in; sign.
To write in one's own handwriting.

adj. Written in the writer's own handwriting: an autograph letter.

[Late Latin autographum, from neuter of Latin autographus, written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos : auto-, auto- + graphein, to write; see -graph.]

au'to·graph'ic, au'to·graph'i·cal adj., au'to·graph'i·cal·ly adv.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
autograph

1791, from L. autographum, from Gk. autographos "written with one's own hand," from autos- "self" (comb. form) + graphein "to write" (originally "to scratch"). Used earlier (1640s) to mean "author's own manuscript." The verb, meaning "to sign one's name" dates from 1837.

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autograph
noun
1.	something written by one's own hand
2.	a person's own signature
verb
1.	mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
autograph [ˈoːtəgraːf] noun

a person's signature, especially as a souvenir
Example: She collected autographs of film stars.

Arabic:	تَوقيع الشَّخْص بِيَدِه
Chinese (Simplified):	亲笔签名
Chinese (Traditional):	親筆簽名
Czech:	autogram
Danish:	signatur; autograf
Dutch:	autograaf
Estonian:	autogramm
Finnish:	nimikirjoitus
French:	autographe
German:	das Autogramm
Greek:	αυτόγραφο
Hungarian:	autogram
Icelandic:	eiginhandarundirskrift
Indonesian:	tanda tangan
Italian:	autografo

Japanese:	サイン
Korean:	서명, 자필
Latvian:	autogrāfs
Lithuanian:	autografas
Norwegian:	navnetrekk, autograf
Polish:	autograf
Portuguese (Brazil):	autógrafo
Portuguese (Portugal):	autógrafo
Romanian:	autograf
Russian:	автограф
Slovak:	autogram
Slovenian:	avtogram
Spanish:	autógrafo
Swedish:	autograf
Turkish:	imza

autograph [ˈoːtəgraːf] verb

to write one's name on (especially for a souvenir)
Example: The actor autographed her programme.

Arabic:	يُوقِّع بِخَط يَدِه
Chinese (Simplified):	签名
Chinese (Traditional):	簽名
Czech:	podepsat
Danish:	signere; skrive autograf
Dutch:	signeren
Estonian:	autogrammi andma
Finnish:	varustaa nimikirjoituksella
French:	dédicacer
German:	signieren
Greek:	δίνω αυτόγραφο
Hungarian:	autogramot ad
Icelandic:	árita með nafni
Indonesian:	menandatangani
Italian:	autografare

Japanese:	署名する
Korean:	서명하다
Latvian:	dot autogrāfu
Lithuanian:	duoti autografą, dalinti autografus
Norwegian:	signere, skrive autograf
Polish:	podpisywać
Portuguese (Brazil):	autografar
Portuguese (Portugal):	autografar
Romanian:	a da un autograf
Russian:	надписывать
Slovak:	podpísať (sa)
Slovenian:	napisati posvetilo
Spanish:	firmar un autógrafo, dedicar
Swedish:	skriva autograf
Turkish:	imzalamak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

autograph

Al"lo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? another + -graph.] A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; -- opposed to autograph.

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Autograph

Au"to*graph\, n. [F. autographe, fr. Gr. ? autographic; ? self + ? to write.] That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

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