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ALLOGRAPH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allograph mean?
• ALLOGRAPH (noun)
The noun ALLOGRAPH has 2 senses:
1. a variant form of a grapheme, as 'm' or 'M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
2. a signature written by one person for another
Familiarity information: ALLOGRAPH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variant form of a grapheme, as 'm' or 'M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allograph" is a kind of...):
character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A signature written by one person for another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allograph" is a kind of...):
signature (your name written in your own handwriting)
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