litho

[ lith-oh ]

/ ˈlɪθ oʊ /

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noun, plural lith·os.

lithography.

lithograph.

adjective

lithographic.

verb (used with object), lith·oed, lith·o·ing.

to lithograph.

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Origin of litho

Shortened form

Other definitions for litho (2 of 3)

litho-

a combining form meaning “stone,” used in the formation of compound words: lithography; lithonephrotomy.

Also especially before a vowel, lith-.

Origin of litho-

<Greek, combining form of líthos

Other definitions for litho (3 of 3)

litho.

or lithog

abbreviation

lithograph.

lithography.

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How to use litho in a sentence

There was a great gulf fixed between the litho girls and the others.
Women in the Printing Trades.|Various
The first question for consideration will be the initial preparation of the litho-stones.
Practical Lithography|Alfred Seymour
The special re-preparing solution is used in the same manner as acetic or citric acid is employed on a litho-stone.
Practical Lithography|Alfred Seymour
The manager said that in the litho department the single girls thought it infra dig.
Women in the Printing Trades.|Various

Women never rose to mind the printing litho machines; he did not think they could do it.
Women in the Printing Trades.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for litho (1 of 2)

litho

/ (ˈlaɪθəʊ) /

noun, adjective, adverb plural -thos

short for lithography, lithograph, lithographic, or lithographicallySee lithograph (def. 1), lithography

British Dictionary definitions for litho (2 of 2)

litho-

before a vowel lith-

combining form

stonelithograph

Word Origin for litho-

from Latin, from Greek, from lithos stone

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