Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/awˈtoɣɾafo/

Line drawing of autógrafo
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Translation

autograph

Word origin

From Greek autographos, from autos ('self') plus graphein ('to write'), meaning something written in one's own hand.

Origin
Greek
Root
autographos
English cognates
autograph, autobiography, graphic

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralautógrafos

Examples

futbolista .

The boy got his favourite footballer's autograph.

¿ , ?

Could you sign an autograph for me, please?

repartió .

The singer handed out autographs at the exit of the theatre.

escritor marco.

I keep the writer's autograph in a frame.

.

That very old autograph is worth a lot of money.

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This word is part of lesson 82.