Etymology

antigraph

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Today it means: A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made. Full definition →

Latin antigraphum ← Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντίγραφον“a transcribing”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromantigraphum
  3. English todayantigraph

Borrowed from Latin antigraphum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίγραφον (antígraphon, “a transcribing”); compare French antigraphe.

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