allograph

[ al-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈæl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Linguistics. a variant form of a grapheme that is in complementary distribution or free variation with another form of the same grapheme, as t and T or n in run and nn in runner; an orthographic contextual variant. Compare grapheme.
writing or a signature inscribed by one person for another, as distinguished from autograph.
a deed or other legal document not in the writing of any of the persons who are party to it.

Origin of allograph

1950–55; allo- + -graph, on the model of allophone

OTHER WORDS FROM allograph

al·lo·graph·ic [al-uh-graf-ik] /ˌæl əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH allograph

allograph allograft

Words nearby allograph

allogeneic, allogeneic graft, allogeneic homograft, allogenic, allograft, allograph, allokeratoplasty, allolalia, allomerism, allomerize, allometry

British Dictionary definitions for allograph

allograph
/ (ˈæləˌɡrɑːf) /

noun

a document written by a person who is not a party to it
a signature made by one person on behalf of another Compare autograph
linguistics any of the written symbols that constitute a single grapheme m and M are allographs in the Roman alphabet

Derived forms of allograph

allographic (ˌæləˈɡræfɪk), adjective