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allograph

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun allograph has 2 senses
  1. allograph - a variant form of a grapheme as `m' or `M'
    --1 is a kind of
    character, grapheme, graphic symbol
  2. allograph - a signature made by one person for another
    --2 is a kind of
    signature

Definitions from the Web

Allograph

Noun: Allograph refers to any of the alternative forms of a grapheme, a unit of a writing system representing a single sound or phoneme. In other words, it is a different way of writing the same letter or character, also known as a grapheme variant.

Example sentence: The lowercase letter 'a' has two allographs, the single-story 'a' and the double-story 'a'.


Noun: In linguistics, allograph represents any of the variant forms of a morpheme, the smallest meaningful unit of a language. These variations occur due to phonetic, regional, or stylistic differences.

Example sentence: The word "colorful" has the allograph 'colourful' in British English.


Noun: In forensic handwriting analysis, allograph pertains to the way a specific person writes a particular grapheme, which can vary from their habitual or usual style due to factors like speed or context.

Example sentence: The forensic expert compared the allographs of the questioned signature to the known signature samples.


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