English Explanatory Dictionary

autograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
  2. A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.
  3. A manuscript in the author’s handwriting; a handwritten copy.
adj
  1. Written in the author’s own handwriting.
  2. Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
verb
  1. To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc.
  2. To write something in one's own handwriting.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autograph.wav /ˈɔtəɡɹæf/ [ˈɔɾəɡɹæf] /ˈɑtəɡɹæf/ [ˈɑɾəɡɹæf]

Word forms

autograph autographs autographing autographed

Etymology

From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.

Synonyms

penmanship handwriting chirography signature inscription protograph holograph archetype original

Related words

allograph homograph isograph

Derived words

autographal autograph book autographer autographic autographizer autograph tree cut autograph telautograph
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