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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•to•graph /ˈɔtəˌgræf/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person's signature, esp. that of a famous person for keeping as a memento.
v. [~ + object] - to write one's name on or in:autographed the baseball for a fan.
See -graph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•to•graph (ô′tə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n. - a person's own signature:He collects autographs of artists.
- something written in a person's own hand, as a manuscript or letter.
adj. - written by a person's own hand:an autograph letter.
- containing autographs:an autograph album.
v.t. - to write one's name on or in; sign:to autograph a book.
- to write with one's own hand.
- Greek autógraphos. See auto-1, -graph
- Latin autographum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin autographus written with one's own hand
- 1630–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: autograph /ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf -ˌɡræf/ n - a handwritten signature, esp that of a famous person
- (as modifier): an autograph album
- a person's handwriting
- a book, document, etc, handwritten by its author; original manuscript; holograph
- (as modifier): an autograph letter
vb (transitive)- to write one's signature on or in; sign
- to write with one's own hand
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek autographos, from autos self + graphein to writeautographic /ˌɔːtəˈɡræfɪk/, ˌautoˈgraphical adj ˌautoˈgraphically adv |