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autograph definition

auto·graph (ôt′ə graf′)

noun

  1. a signature, handwritten inscription, etc., esp. that of a famous person which is valued as a memento
  2. a thing written in one's own handwriting; original manuscript; holograph

Etymology: L autographum, neut. of autographus < Gr autographos, written with one's own hand < autos, self + graphein: see graphic

transitive verb

  1. to write (something) with one's own hand
  2. to write one's signature on or in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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