allograph

Definition of Allograph in English :

1. allograph

a variant form of a grapheme, as m' or M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme

2. allograph

a signature written by one person for another

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Allograph

noun

1.

a document written by a person who is not a party to it

2.

a signature made by one person on behalf of another

Compare autograph

3. linguistics

any of the written symbols that constitute a single grapheme

m and M are allographs in the Roman alphabet

noun Linguistics

1.

any of the ways a unit of a writing system, as the letter of an alphabet, is formed or shaped

2.

any of the units or combinations of units that can represent a single phoneme, morpheme, syllable, etc.

n.

1. A variant shape of a letter.

2. A letter or combination of letters that can represent one phoneme, as f and gh can represent the phoneme /f/.

3. Writing, especially a signature, made by one person for another.