autograph
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autograph
- /ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/ UK
- /ˈɔtəɡɹæf/ US
- [ˈɔɾəɡɹæf] US
- /ˈɑtəɡɹæf/ cot caught merger
- [ˈɑɾəɡɹæf] cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
noun autographs
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A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
Some autograph-hunters were pestering the players after the game.
Similar: penmanship, handwriting, chirography
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A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.
If you could just put your autograph on the ol’ contract, please…
Similar: signature, inscription
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A manuscript in the author’s handwriting; a handwritten copy.
An autograph of this text, made by E. Weidner, will be reproduced as plate XVII.
Similar: protograph, holograph, archetype, original
adjective
- Written in the author’s own handwriting.
- Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic. Schiff […] believes most of the drawings are autograph.
verb autographs · autographing · autographed
- To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc. Diego Maradona is helping in the fight against coronavirus in his home city by autographing a replica of the Argentina jersey he wore in the country’s 1986 World Cup final triumph to raise money for an underprivileged community.
- To write something in one's own handwriting.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inscribe, john hancock, handwritten, manuscript, copy, photo, picture, signature, sign, signed, photograph, ink, pop, original, fan, looper
Translations
Every language
noun signature
| Español | autógrafo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사인 sain |
| 日本語 | サイン sain, 自署 jisho, 肉筆 nikuhitsu |
| 中文 | 簽名 /签名 qiānmíng |
| हिन्दी | ऑटोग्राफ ŏṭogrāph, दस्तख़त dastaxat |
| Português | autógrafo |
| Français | signature, autographe |
| Deutsch | Autogramm, Unterschrift |
| Italiano | autografo |
| Ελληνικά | αυτόγραφο aftógrafo |
| Română | autograf |
| Русский | авто́граф avtógraf |
| العربية | تَوْقِيع tawqīʕ, أُوتُوجْرَاف ʔōtōgrāf |
| עברית | חתימה khatima |
noun hand-written manuscript
| 中文 | 手稿 shǒugǎo |
|---|---|
| Português | autógrafo |
| Français | autographe |
| Deutsch | eigenhändige Niederschrift des Verfassers, Autograph |
| Italiano | manoscritto, autografia |
| Ελληνικά | χειρόγραφο cheirógrafo |
adj hand-written manuscript
| Português | autógrafo |
|---|---|
| Français | autographe |
| Italiano | autografo |
| Ελληνικά | ιδιόγραφος idiógrafos, ιδιόχειρος idiócheiros |
verb to sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book
| Español | autografiar |
|---|---|
| Português | autografar |
| Français | dédicacer, signer |
| Italiano | autografare |
| Ελληνικά | υπογράφω ιδιοχείρως ypográfo idiocheíros |
verb to write something in one’s own handwriting
| Español | autografiar |
|---|---|
| Português | autografar |
| Ελληνικά | γράφω ιδιοχείρως gráfo idiocheíros |
Talk about this word "autograph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autograph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. autograph. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/autograph "autograph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autograph.Cite this
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title = {autograph},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autograph},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
