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autograph

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As a noun, autograph means a person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person. As an adjective, it means written in the author’s own handwriting.

Meanings of autograph

9 meanings

noun

  1. A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.

    “Some autograph-hunters were pestering the players after the game.”

  2. colloquialA person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.

    “If you could just put your autograph on the ol' contract, please...”

  3. A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.

  4. Something written by one's own hand

adjective

  1. Written in the author’s own handwriting.

  2. artMade by the artist himself or herself; authentic.

verb

  1. To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc

  2. To write something in one's own handwriting

  3. Mark with one's signature

    “The author autographed his book”

    Similar: inscribe

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a person's own signature
John Hancock
verb: mark with one's signature

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