apograph

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apograph

  • /ˈapəɡɹɑːf/ UK
  • /ˈæpəɡɹæf/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόγραφον (apógraphon), from ἀπογράφω (apográphō, “I copy”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away from”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).

noun apographs

  1. A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph). Moreover, this is not a holograph but an apograph, made by a scribe for the printers – you will note that both mayors write the same hand.

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noun perfect copy

Españolapógrafo
Portuguêsapógrafo
DeutschAbschrift, Kopie, Apograph, Apograf, Nachschrift
Italianoapografo
Русскийапо́граф apógraf

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"apograph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apograph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

apograph. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apograph

Chicago

"apograph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apograph.

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@misc{apograph_2026,
  title = {apograph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apograph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}