allograph

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/ˈæləɡɹæf//ˈæləɡɹɑːf/

noun

A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounallograph (plural allographs)

plural allographs

  1. A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
  2. A signature made by one person for another.

Origin

Translations

Catalan al·lògraf
  • al·lògrafvariant form of a letter
Chinese Mandarin 異體字 /异体字, 字母變體 /字母变体
  • 異體字 /异体字 (yìtǐzì)variant form of a letter
  • 字母變體 /字母变体 (zìmǔ biàntǐ)variant form of a letter
  • 代簽 /代签signature made by one person for another
  • 代筆簽名 /代笔签名 (dàibǐ qiānmíng)signature made by one person for another
Finnish allografi, allografi
  • allografivariant form of a letter
  • allografisignature made by one person for another
  • toisen tekemä allekirjoitussignature made by one person for another
French allographe
  • allographevariant form of a letter
German Allograph
  • Allographvariant form of a letter
Hungarian allográf, betűváltozat
  • allográfvariant form of a letter
  • betűváltozatvariant form of a letter
  • íráselem-változatvariant form of a letter
  • grafémavariánsvariant form of a letter
Polish alograf, allograf
  • alografvariant form of a letter
  • allografvariant form of a letter
Portuguese alógrafo
  • alógrafovariant form of a letter
Russian аллогра́ф
  • аллогра́ф (allográf)variant form of a letter
Spanish alógrafo
  • alógrafovariant form of a letter
Swedish allograf
  • allografvariant form of a letter
Cite this entry
APA

allograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allograph

MLA

“allograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allograph.

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