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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AU'TOGRAPH,
AUTOGRAPH'IC,
AUTOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own hand writing.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: something written by one's own hand
2: a person's own signature [syn: autograph, John Hancock] v
1: mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book" [syn: autograph, inscribe]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Late Latin autographum, from Latin, neuter of autographus written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos, from aut- + -graphos written — more at -graph Date: circa 1644 something written or made with one's own hand: a. an original manuscript or work of art b. a person's handwritten signature • autography noun II. transitive verb Date: 1818 1. to write with one's own hand 2. to write one's signature in or on <autograph a book> III. adjective Date: 1832 being in the writer's own handwriting ; not copied or duplicated <an autograph letter>

Britannica Concise

Any manuscript handwritten by its author; in common usage, a handwritten signature. Aside from its value as a collector's item, an early or corrected draft of a work may show its stages of composition or "correct" final version. The earliest autograph signature of a famous person is probably the Cid's, dated 1096. There exist autographs of most of the great Renaissance figures, incl. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and L. Ariosto. From the 18th cent., autograph material of notable people in the arts, sciences, or public life becomes more abundant.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a signature, esp. that of a celebrity. b handwriting. 2 a manuscript in an author's own handwriting. 3 a document signed by its author. --v.tr. 1 sign (a photograph, autograph album, etc.). 2 write (a letter etc.) by hand. Etymology: F autographe or LL autographum f. Gk autographon neut. of autographos (as AUTO-, -GRAPH)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Autograph Au"to*graph, n. [F. autographe, fr. Gr. ? autographic; ? self + ? to write.] That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Autograph Au"to*graph, a. In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(autographs, autographing, autographed) 1. An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep. He went backstage and asked for her autograph... N-COUNT: oft with poss 2. If someone famous autographs something, they put their signature on it. I autographed a copy of one of my books. ...an autographed photo of Clark Gable. VERB: V n, V-ed

Moby Thesaurus

John Hancock, X, article, brainchild, christcross, cipher, composition, computer printout, copy, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, cross, device, document, draft, edited version, endorsement, engrossment, essay, fair copy, fiction, final draft, finished version, first draft, first edition, flimsy, hand, holograph, initials, ink, letter, literae scriptae, literary artefact, literary production, literature, lucubration, manuscript, mark, mark of signature, matter, monogram, nonfiction, opus, original, paper, parchment, penscript, piece, piece of writing, play, poem, printed matter, printout, production, reading matter, recension, screed, scrip, script, scrive, scroll, seal, second draft, sigil, sign manual, signature, signet, subscribe, subscription, the written word, transcript, transcription, typescript, version, visa, vise, work, writing