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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryau·to·graph I \ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf\ 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• au·tog·ra·phy \ȯ-ˈtä-grə-fē\ noun II transitive verb DATE 1818 1. to write with one's own hand2. 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 English Etymologyautograph 1791, from L. autographum, from Gk. autographon, neut. of autographos "written with one's own hand," from autos- "self" (comb. form) + graphein "to write" (originally "to scratch"). Used earlier (1640s) to mean "author's own manuscript." The verb, meaning "to sign one's name" dates from 1837. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishautograph noun VERB + AUTOGRAPH give sb, sign He signed his autograph for the little girl. | ask for | get, have Can I have your autograph, please? AUTOGRAPH + NOUN album, book | hunterOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7autographauto·graph / 5C:tE^rB:f; NAmE -^rAf / noun a famous person's signature, especially when sb asks them to write it (名人的)亲笔签名: Could I have your autograph? 我能请你签个名吗？ verb[VN] (of a famous person 名人) to sign your name on sth for sb to keep (在…上)签名: The whole team has autographed a football, which will be used as a prize. 全体队员在一个足球上签了名,用作奖品。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedau·to·graphI. \ˈȯd.əˌgraf, ˈȯtə-, -raa(ə)f, -raif, -rȧf\ noun(-s)Etymology: Late Latin autographum, from Latin, neuter of autographus written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos, from aut- + -graphos -graph1. : something that is written with one's own hand: a. : an original handwritten manuscript (as of an author's or composer's work) < valuable old autographs of Dickens > b. : a person's handwritten signature < a book with the author's autograph > < teenagers clamoring for the autographs of their favorite stars >2. : an autographic recorder3. : a print made by autography4. photography : a representation or trace of an object produced with the object close to the emulsion or (as in the case of ions or elementary particles) with the object passing through the emulsion, the image being formed by mechanical, electrical, chemical, or radiation effects of the object itself and usually being made visible by development — compare autoradiographII. adjective: in the writer's own handwriting : not copied nor duplicated : original < an autograph letter > < an autograph will >III. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. : to write with one's own hand2. : to write one's autograph or signature in or on

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