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Audio Help [aw-tuh-graf, -grahf] Pronunciation Key –noun
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| 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. |
| 3. | written by a person's own hand: an autograph letter. |
| 4. | containing autographs: an autograph album. |
| 5. | to write one's name on or in; sign: to autograph a book. |
| 6. | to write with one's own hand. |
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autograph
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| au·to·graph
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tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs
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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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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| 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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
autograph [ˈoːtəgraːf] noun
a person's signature, especially as a souvenir
Example: She collected autographs of film stars.
autograph [ˈoːtəgraːf] verbExample: She collected autographs of film stars.
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to write one's name on (especially for a souvenir)
Example: The actor autographed her programme.
Example: The actor autographed her programme.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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