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autograph

Main Entry:: ¹au·to·graph
Pronunciation:: \ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf\
Function:: 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

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\ȯ-ˈtä-grə-fē\ noun

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