noun / verb / adjective
autograph
AW-tuh-graf/ˈɔːtəɡræf/
Written in a person's own hand.
The athlete adds an autograph inscription to the fan's photograph.
Etymology
“One’s own writing” originally described something written in the author’s own hand, including a manuscript. The signature sense narrows this to a person’s handwritten name.
In context
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More examples
- She asked the musician to autograph her concert program.
- The archive preserves an autograph manuscript in the composer's own handwriting.
- Several autographed books were sold at the charity auction.
Forms
autograph · autographs · autographed · autographing
Similar words
- signature
- Usually identifies a person's name written to sign a document.
- manuscript
- Need not be handwritten by the original author.