autograph

¹au·to·graph

noun \ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf\

Definition of AUTOGRAPH

: 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

Examples of AUTOGRAPH

1. We asked her for her autograph.
2. There were several autograph seekers outside the theater.

Origin of AUTOGRAPH

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

First Known Use: circa 1644

Related to AUTOGRAPH

Synonyms: signature, hand, John Hancock

Related Words: frank, mark; countersign; endorsement (also indorsement)

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Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

Rhymes with AUTOGRAPH

allograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph