autograph

[ aw-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a person's own signature:

   He collects autographs of artists.

2. something written in a person's own hand, as a manuscript or letter.

adjective

1. written by a person's own hand:

   an autograph letter.

2. containing autographs:

   an autograph album.

verb (used with object)

1. to write one's name on or in; sign:

   to autograph a book.

2. to write with one's own hand.

autograph

/ ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf; ˌɔːtəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. 1. a handwritten signature, esp that of a famous person
   2. ( as modifier )

      an autograph album

2. a person's handwriting
3. 1. a book, document, etc, handwritten by its author; original manuscript; holograph
   2. ( as modifier )

      an autograph letter

verb

1. to write one's signature on or in; sign
2. to write with one's own hand

Derived Forms

• ˌautoˈgraphically, adverb
• autographic, adjective

Other Words From

• au·to·graph·ic [aw-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], auto·graphi·cal adjective
• auto·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• un·auto·graphed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of autograph¹

1630–40; < Latin autographum, noun use of neuter of Latin autographus written with one's own hand < Greek autógraphos. See auto- ¹, -graph

Word History and Origins

Origin of autograph¹

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek autographos, from autos self + graphein to write

Example Sentences

A suited and menacing-looking Oleksandr Usyk asked Tyson Fury to autograph a photograph of him being punched in the face in their first fight, at a news conference on Wednesday.

From BBC

At the three-day film festival she founded in 2003, devoted crowds filled two sold-out Santa Ana theaters to catch the film, standing in long lines for Ai to autograph its companion book, “New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora,” published by Angel City Press and the Los Angeles Public Library.

From Los Angeles Times

Known officially as the Kali Hotel and Rooftop, Autograph Collection, it will join Marriott’s Autograph Collection, which allows owners to customize their hotels while remaining affiliated with the chain.

From Los Angeles Times

Reunion casts of “Back to the Future” and “The Addams Family” will also make appearances on panels and at autograph booths.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere, police had to intervene when an autograph hunter wouldn’t take no for an answer.

From BBC