AUTOGRAPH


Meaning of AUTOGRAPH in English

— autographic /aw'teuh graf"ik/ , autographical , adj. — autographically , adv.

/aw"teuh graf', -grahf'/ , n.

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.

adj.

3. written by a person's own hand: an autograph letter.

4. containing autographs: an autograph album.

v.t.

5. to write one's name on or in; sign: to autograph a book.

6. to write with one's own hand.

[ 1630-40; autographum, n. use of neut. of L autographus written with one's own hand autógraphos. See AUTO- 1 , -GRAPH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .