idiograph

[ id-ee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiograph¹

1615–25; < Late Greek idiógraphon, noun use of neuter of Greek idiógraphos self-written. See idio-, -graph

Example Sentences

Idiograph, id′i-o-graf, n. a private mark or trademark.—adj.

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