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Autograph
Definitions
- 1 Written in the author’s own handwriting. not-comparable
- 2 Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic. not-comparable
"Schiff […] believes most of the drawings are autograph."
- 1 A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
"Some autograph-hunters were pestering the players after the game."
- 2 a person's own signature wordnet
- 3 A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval. broadly, colloquial
"If you could just put your autograph on the ol’ contract, please…"
- 4 something written by one's own hand wordnet
- 5 A manuscript in the author’s handwriting; a handwritten copy.
"An autograph of this text, made by E. Weidner, will be reproduced as plate XVII."
- 1 To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc. transitive
"Diego Maradona is helping in the fight against coronavirus in his home city by autographing a replica of the Argentina jersey he wore in the country’s 1986 World Cup final triumph to raise money for an underprivileged community."
- 2 mark with one's signature wordnet
- 3 To write something in one's own handwriting. transitive
Etymology
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
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