Definitions for allograph
allograph
al·lo·graph
Spelling: [al-uh-graf, -grahf]
IPA: /ˈæl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
Allograph is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 224 anagrams from letters in allograph (aaghllopr).
Definitions for allograph
noun
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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.
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writing or a signature inscribed by one person for another, as distinguished from autograph.
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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