apograph
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀπόγραφον, from ἀπογράφω (“I copy”), from ἀπό (“off, away from”) + γράφω (“write”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈæpəɡrɑːf/
Noun [edit]
apograph (plural apographs)
- A perfect copy, an exact transcript.
- 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire:
- Moreover, this is not a holograph but an apograph, made by a scribe for the printers – you will note that both mayors write the same hand.
- 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire: