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Antonyms for autograph

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : aw-tuh-graf, -grahf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf

Definition of autograph

Origin :
  • "a person's signature," 1791, from Latin autographum, from Greek autographon, neuter of autographos "written with one's own hand," from autos- "self" (see auto-) + graphein "to write" (originally "to scratch;" see -graphy). Used earlier (1640s) to mean "author's own manuscript."
  • noun handwritten signature
  • verb write signature
Example sentences :
  • Pasted at the end is Coram's autograph letter, dated "June 10th, 1746."
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • It proved to be an autograph from the Flying Dutchman to his wife.
  • Extract from : « A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Mr. Clay expressed his satisfaction for his own in an autograph letter.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The autograph map (by Marquette) of the Mississippi, as discovered by him.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • The Judge wrote his autograph in a book—and gave it to the fellow.
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • The name should be written in full and should be an autograph.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • Among the many books on America, there is one with John Locke's autograph.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts
  • There were 177 autograph letters from Dickens, which sold for £150.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts
  • We are not certain, but we believe that the Shakespeare autograph has been proved to be a forgery.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts
  • My copy is signed by himself, and has some corrections in his autograph.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 » by Various

Synonyms for autograph

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