holograph

¹

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

adjective

1. Also holographic holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears.

   a holograph letter.

noun

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

holograph

²

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

verb (used with object)

1. to make by the use of holography.

noun

1. an image produced by holography.

2. Optics.,  hologram.

holograph

/ ˈhɒləˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. 1. a book or document handwritten by its author; original manuscript; autograph

   2. ( as modifier )

      a holograph document

Other Word Forms

• holographer noun
• holographic adjective
• holographically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of holograph¹

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

Origin of holograph²

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from holography

Example Sentences

They might try out virtual backgrounds, sounds, smells, animation or holographs.

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The Beardsley exhibit, rich in original drawings, rare posters, holograph letters and much else, draws from the nonpareil collections of Mark Samuels Lasner.

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I bought “A Masterpiece of Villainy,” which reproduces, with scholarly commentary, Conan Doyle’s holograph of “The Norwood Builder.”

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The title itself is a provocation: shifting like a holograph, arch to earnest, depending on the angle from which you look.

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As a result, users can see "heads-up displays" or holographs, which can add more information to what they already see.

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