n. 1. A person's own signature, especially considered as a collector's item. 2. a. A person's own handwriting. b. A manuscript in the author's handwriting. tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs 1. To write one's name or signature on or in; sign: The actor autographed a picture of himself. 2. To write in one's own handwriting. adj. Written in the writer's own handwriting: an autograph letter. [Late Latin autographum, from neuter of Latin autographus, written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos : auto-, auto- + graphein, to write; see -GRAPH.] au′to·graphic, au′to·graphi·cal adj. au′to·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
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