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AUTOGRAPH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person's own signature

Synonyms:

autograph; John Hancock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("autograph" is a kind of...):

signature (your name written in your own handwriting)

Derivation:

autograph (mark with one's signature)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something written by one's own hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("autograph" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "autograph"):

holograph; manuscript (handwritten book or document)

Derivation:

autograph (mark with one's signature)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mark with one's signature

Example:

The author autographed his book

Synonyms:

autograph; inscribe

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "autograph" is one way to...):

sign (be engaged by a written agreement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

autograph (a person's own signature)

autograph (something written by one's own hand)

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