First Known Use: 1623
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1autograph
noun au·to·graph \ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf\
: the signature of a famous person
Full Definition of AUTOGRAPH
: something written or made with one's own hand: a : an original manuscript or work of art b : a person's handwritten signature
— au·tog·ra·phy \ȯ-ˈtä-grə-fē\ noun
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Origin of AUTOGRAPH
Late Latin autographum, from Latin, neuter of autographus written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos, from aut- + -graphos written — more at -graph
Related to AUTOGRAPH
- Synonyms
- signature, hand, John Hancock
Rhymes with AUTOGRAPH
allograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
2autograph
adjective
of a famous person : to write your signature in or on (something)
Full Definition of AUTOGRAPH
: being in the writer's own handwriting : not copied or duplicated <an autograph letter>
First Known Use of AUTOGRAPH
circa 1676
3autograph
verb
Definition of AUTOGRAPH
transitive verb
1
: to write with one's own hand
2
: to write one's signature in or on <autograph a book>
First Known Use of AUTOGRAPH
1817
AUTOGRAPH Defined for Kids
1autograph
noun au·to·graph \ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf\
Definition of AUTOGRAPH for Kids
: a person's signature written by hand
2autograph
verb
au·to·graphedau·to·graph·ing
Definition of AUTOGRAPH for Kids
: to write one's signature in or on <autograph a book>
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