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autograph

au·to·graph [ áwtə gràf ]


noun  (plural au·to·graphs)
Definition:
 
1. somebody's signature: a signature, especially the signature of a famous person

2. handwritten text: a copy of a document or text handwritten by its creator ( technical )



transitive verb  (past and past participle au·to·graphed, present participle au·to·graph·ing, 3rd person present singular au·to·graphs)
Definition:
 
write signature on something: to write your signature on something such as a book or photograph
autographing pictures of the band

[Early 17th century. Via French or late Latin< Greek autographon "written with your own hand" < graphein "write"]
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