What does "apograph" mean?

A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).

What is a synonym for "apograph"?

Common synonyms include: carbon, carbon copy, microfiche, recording, rubbing, tenor.

Pronounced //ˈapəɡɹɑːf//.

//ˈapəɡɹɑːf// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).
"Moreover, this is not a holograph but an apograph, made by a scribe for the printers – you will note that both mayors write the same hand."

"Moreover, this is not a holograph but an apograph, made by a scribe for the printers – you will note that both mayors write the same hand."

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόγραφον (apógraphon), from ἀπογράφω (apográphō, “I copy”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away from”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).

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