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- [aw-tuh-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈɔ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
- /ˈɔː.tə.ɡrɑːf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [aw-tuh-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈɔ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
Definitions of autograph word
- countable noun autograph An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep. 3
- verb autograph If someone famous autographs something, they put their signature on it. 3
- noun autograph a handwritten signature, esp that of a famous person 3
- noun autograph (as modifier) 3
- noun autograph a person's handwriting 3
- noun autograph a book, document, etc, handwritten by its author; original manuscript; holograph 3
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Origin of autograph
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Latin autographum, noun use of neuter of Latin autographus written with one's own hand < Greek autógraphos. See auto-1, -graph
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Parts of speech for Autograph
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pronoun
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determiner
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autograph popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
autograph usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for autograph
noun autograph
- inscription — something inscribed.
- handwriting — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
- seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.
- token — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
- writing — the act of a person or thing that writes.
verb autograph
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- sign — a token; indication.
- subscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- pen — a female swan.
- inscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
Antonyms for autograph
verb autograph
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
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