holograph
- noun
- /ˈhoʊləˌɡræf/
- Archaic
:
holografo
- Fuson points out that the "holograph original" has not been seen since the death of Queen Isabella in 1504, and it is only presumed to have been in her possession up until that time.
- holograph manuscript
Examples
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On a holograph manuscript sheet in the Shields Archives, Shields writes, "A sonnet comes with its coat of varnish."
Academic text (2013) -
Holographs of both letters are in the Stephen R. Riggs Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Blog text (20) -
A reading of the holograph of Hardy's novel, Morgan argues, reveals Hardy's principal concerns as a writer: the progression of his artistic balance, the role and position of women in his work, and his critical assessment of class distinction.
Academic text (1993) -
Reading the holograph manuscript of Jacob's Room, Flint notes that earlier drafts of the novel begin with Jacob himself and reads this shift in focus as evidence of Woolf's changing regard for gender and writing.
Academic text (2017) -
Morgan examines the revisions made to Hardy's holograph manuscript of Far from the Madding Crowd for its original publication in The Cornhill Magazine (1874).
Academic text (1993) -
The obvious care with which Glasgow copied the eleven-page signed holograph story suggests its importance to her; the handwriting itself, as well as the immature literary style, attests to the story's early date in Glasgow's career.
Fiction book (1996) -
The author's signature is on the holograph document, confirming it was written entirely by him.
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Historians are studying a rare holograph of a letter penned by the famous poet, which offers insights into his thoughts.
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She inherited a holograph of her grandfather's memoirs, written by hand in his distinctive style.
Synonyms
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6.5
A handwritten book or an author's original text sent to publishers
Surface Forms
Morphology
holograph = graph (opaque) = holo + graph
The word uses classical elements meaning 'whole' and 'written', but the specific sense 'a handwritten document' is not readily predictable for a typical learner.
Etymology
The word holograph comes from the Greek parts holo- 'whole' and -graph 'write'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a manuscript written 'whole' by its author—like an autograph for the whole text—so a holograph is a document written entirely by the person who signed it.