Main Entry:

¹au·to·graph

Pronunciation:

\ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Late Latin autographum, from Latin, neuter of autographus written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos, from aut- + -graphos written — more at -graph

Date:

circa 1644

: 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