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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chīrographum, from Ancient Greek κειρόγρᾰφον (keirógraphon), from κειρόγρᾰφος (keirógraphos, “handwritten”). By surface analysis, chiro- (“hand”) + -grafo (“writing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈrɔ.ɡra.fo/
- Rhymes: -ɔɡrafo
- Hyphenation: chi‧rò‧gra‧fo
Noun
chirografo m (plural chirografi)
- chirograph (legal document)
Further reading
- chirografo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
chīrografō
- dative/ablative singular of chīrografum