autography

[ aw-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the act of writing by one's own hand.
2. autographs collectively.

autography

/ ɔːˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the writing of something in one's own handwriting; something handwritten
2. the precise reproduction of an illustration or of writing

Word History and Origins

Origin of autography¹

First recorded in 1635–45; auto- ¹ + -graphy

Example Sentences

As Thompson wrote in his autography, “I Came As A Shadow,” he draped the towel over his shoulder as a way to show love to his mother because he had remembered her walking around the house with one to wipe her hands or dry a dish.

From Washington Post

Anatole was born up around near Stanleyville, but at a tender age with his mother being dead got sent to work on the rubber plantations near Coquilhatville, where more opportunities both good and bad present themselves—that was his way of putting it when he told us his personal life autography at dinner.

From Literature

Author Sean Feast, with whom Air Cmdr Mitchell collaborated on his 2009 autography, described him as a "remarkable man".

From BBC

Watson, who had a 10-4-1 record in four Ryder Cups as a player, apologized for the autography incident, but it did set the tone for a victorious week.

From Golf Digest

When it was her turn to take round the hat, he used to smirk over the quantity of post-cards she sold of herself and call everybody’s attention to her capricious autography that was so successful with the callow following.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• calligraphy
• longhand
• manuscript
• scrawl
• script
• writing