autograph
/ˈɔtəɡɹæf/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting; a handwritten copy.
adj
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
Example Sentences
- "Some autograph-hunters were pestering the players after the game."
- "If you could just put your autograph on the ol’ contract, please…"
- "For me, identifying an autograph is one of the most exciting aspects of collecting. I enjoy the detective work that comes with discerning a fake from the real deal, and subsequently valuing the item against other examples."
- "“Based on the scarcity of signed images from this period, in general, coupled with the miniscule population of original Jackson autographs we cannot overstate the rarity of this offering,” it said."
- "An autograph of this text, made by E. Weidner, will be reproduced as plate XVII."
- "Schiff […] believes most of the drawings are autograph."
Etymology
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔtəɡɹæf/
- British English: /ˈɔːtəɡɹɑːf/