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duotype

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[doo-uh-tahyp, dyoo-] / ˈdu əˌtaɪp, ˈdju- /

noun

Printing.

  1. two halftone plates made from a monochrome original but etched differently to create two values of intensity when superimposed in printing.

Etymology

Origin of duotype

First recorded in 1910–15; duo- + -type

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