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algraphy

American

[al-gruh-fee] / ˈæl grə fi /

noun

Printing.

(formerly) an offset process employing an aluminum plate instead of a stone.

Other Word Forms

algraphic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of algraphy

First recorded in 1895–1900; al(uminum) + -graphy

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