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autography

American  
[aw-tog-ruh-fee] / ɔˈtɒg rə fi /

noun

  1. the act of writing by one's own hand.

  2. autographs collectively.


autography British  
/ ɔːˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. the writing of something in one's own handwriting; something handwritten

  2. the precise reproduction of an illustration or of writing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of autography

First recorded in 1635–45; auto- 1 + -graphy

Example Sentences

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Author Sean Feast, with whom Air Cmdr Mitchell collaborated on his 2009 autography, described him as a "remarkable man".

From BBC Feb. 11, 2016

One part lay upon the stand, but it was not in Lenhart Davy's autography.

From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth

Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as, autographic ink, paper, or press.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

The two friends enter the Restaurant Rosengren, where they are fairly certain not to meet young men and where they can discuss numismatics and autography.

From The Red Room by Strindberg, August

His articles on autography and cryptology attracted widespread attention.

From Poets of the South by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)

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