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cerograph

American

[seer-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈsɪər əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a drawing, design, or text incised into a wax surface.

Other Word Forms

cerographic adjective
cerographical adjective
cerographist noun

Etymology

Origin of cerograph

First recorded in 1585–95; cero- + -graph

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