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autograph

[ aw-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  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.


adjective

  1. written by a person's own hand:

    an autograph letter.

  2. containing autographs:

    an autograph album.

verb (used with object)

  1. to write one's name on or in; sign:

    to autograph a book.

  2. to write with one's own hand.

autograph

/ ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf; ˌɔːtəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

    1. a handwritten signature, esp that of a famous person
    2. ( as modifier )

      an autograph album

  1. a person's handwriting
    1. a book, document, etc, handwritten by its author; original manuscript; holograph
    2. ( as modifier )

      an autograph letter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to write one's signature on or in; sign
  2. to write with one's own hand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܳٴˈ󾱳, adverb
  • autographic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٴ·· [aw-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], t·i· adjective
  • t·i··ly adverb
  • ܲ·t· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of autograph1

1630–40; < Latin autographum, noun use of neuter of Latin autographus written with one's own hand < Greek ܳóDz. See auto- 1, -graph
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of autograph1

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek autographos, from autos self + graphein to write
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It was partitioned by a huge black grand piano on which was mounted a large, silver-framed autographed picture of Walt Disney himself.

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Bale's only involvement in the game was to fend off a couple of local autograph hunters who rushed onto the pitch at half-time.

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Fans know they are watching a trendsetter, because after games they surround her seeking a photo or an autograph.

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Chloe Webb was explaining how she recently sold a Pokémon card in her shop for £40,000 when a young boy and his dad politely interrupted to ask for her autograph.

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The walls of her store are covered in framed autographed photos of scores of actors including Bruce Willis and Curtis, all addressed to her.

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