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allograph

[ al-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. Linguistics. a variant form of a grapheme that is in complementary distribution or free variation with another form of the same grapheme, as t and T or n in run and nn in runner; an orthographic contextual variant. Compare grapheme.
  2. writing or a signature inscribed by one person for another, as distinguished from autograph.
  3. a deed or other legal document not in the writing of any of the persons who are party to it.


allograph

/ ˌæləˈɡræfɪk; ˈæləˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. a document written by a person who is not a party to it
  2. a signature made by one person on behalf of another Compare autograph
  3. linguistics any of the written symbols that constitute a single grapheme

    m and M are allographs in the Roman alphabet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • allographic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • al·lo·graph·ic [al-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allograph1

1950–55; allo- + -graph, on the model of allophone
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Example Sentences

Allograph, al′lō-graf, n. a writing made by one person on behalf of another.

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