apograph

WOTD – 22 August 2011    

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόγραφον, from ἀπογράφω (“I copy”), from ἀπό (“off, away from”) + γράφω (“write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæpəɡrɑːf/

Noun

apograph (plural apographs)

1. 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.

Translations

perfect copy

• Catalan: apògraf (ca) m
• Finnish: jäljennös (fi)

• Italian: apografo (it) m
• Russian: апограф (ru) (apograf) m
• Spanish: apógrafo (es)