autograph
Plural: autographs
Noun
- something written by one's own hand
- a person's own signature
- A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
- A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.
- A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
Verb
- mark with one's signature
- "The author autographed his book"
- To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc.
- To write something in one's own handwriting.
Adj
- Written in the author’s own handwriting.
- Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Examples
- If you could just put your autograph on the ol’ contract, please…
- Some autograph-hunters were pestering the players after the game.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
Synonyms
inscribe, John Hancock, archetype, chirography, handwriting, holograph, inscription, original, penmanship, protograph, signature
Scrabble Score: 15
autograph: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordautograph: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
autograph: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary