holograph

[ hol-uh-graf, -grahf, hoh-luh- ]

/ ˈhɒl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈhoʊ lə- /

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adjective

Also hol·o·graph·ic

[hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-], /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/, hol·o·graph·i·cal. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.

noun

a holograph writing, as a deed, will, or letter.

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Origin of holograph

1650–60; <Late Latin holographus<Late Greek hológraphos.See holo-, -graph

Words nearby holograph

holoenzyme, Holofernes, hologamous, hologonidium, hologram, holograph, holographic, holographic will, holography, hologynic, holohedral

Other definitions for holograph (2 of 2)

holograph²

[ hol-uh-graf, -grahf, hoh-luh- ]

/ ˈhɒl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈhoʊ lə- /

verb (used with object)

to make by the use of holography.

noun

an image produced by holography.

Optics. hologram.

Origin of holograph

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from holography

OTHER WORDS FROM holograph

ho·log·ra·pher

[huh-log-ruh-fer], /həˈlɒg rə fər/, nounhol·o·graph·ic

[hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-], /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/, adjectivehol·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

How to use holograph in a sentence

By abolishing holograph wills, and rendering two witnesses necessary, a resort to professional advice would become indispensable.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Further proof that this contention is correct is that each copy bears an inscription in Whitman's holograph.
The Bibliography of Walt Whitman|Frank Shay
“A holograph will is a will entirely written in the handwriting of the person who makes it,” replied Barthorpe.
The Herapath Property|J. S. Fletcher
Trognon should dictate a holograph will which should be signed and deposited in a sealed envelope in a drawer.
Cousin Pons|Honore de Balzac

Castelar's was a brilliant and sustained effort; but it read more like an essay by Macaulay than a diplomatic holograph.
Romantic Spain|John Augustus O'Shea

British Dictionary definitions for holograph

holograph

/ (ˈhɒləˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) /

noun

a book or document handwritten by its author; original manuscript; autograph
(as modifier)a holograph document

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