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holograph

1

[ hol-uh-graf, -grahf, hoh-luh- ]

adjective

  1. Also hol·o·graph·ic [] holo·graphi·cal. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears:

    a holograph letter.



noun

  1. a holograph writing, as a deed, will, or letter.

holograph

2

[ hol-uh-graf, -grahf, hoh-luh- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make by the use of holography.

noun

  1. an image produced by holography.
  2. Optics. hologram.

holograph

/ ˈhɒləˌɡræf; -ˌɡrɑːf /

noun

    1. a book or document handwritten by its author; original manuscript; autograph
    2. ( as modifier )

      a holograph document

“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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Other Words From

  • ho·log·ra·pher [h, uh, -, log, -r, uh, -fer], noun
  • hol·o·graph·ic [hol-, uh, -, graf, -ik, hoh-l, uh, -], adjective
  • holo·graphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of holograph1

1650–60; < Late Latin holographus < Late Greek hológraphos. See holo-, -graph

Origin of holograph2

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from holography
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Example Sentences

They might try out virtual backgrounds, sounds, smells, animation or holographs.

The Beardsley exhibit, rich in original drawings, rare posters, holograph letters and much else, draws from the nonpareil collections of Mark Samuels Lasner.

I bought “A Masterpiece of Villainy,” which reproduces, with scholarly commentary, Conan Doyle’s holograph of “The Norwood Builder.”

The title itself is a provocation: shifting like a holograph, arch to earnest, depending on the angle from which you look.

As a result, users can see "heads-up displays" or holographs, which can add more information to what they already see.

From BBC

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