lithograph
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has lithographedperfect 3rd person singular
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have lithographedperfect
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is lithographingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been lithographingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are lithographingprogressive
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have been lithographingperfect progressive
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lithographssingular 3rd person
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am lithographingprogressive 1st person singular
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lithographingparticiple
Past
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had lithographedperfect
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was lithographingprogressive singular
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lithographedsimple
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were lithographingprogressive plural
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had been lithographingperfect progressive
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lithographedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of lithograph
First recorded in 1815–25; back formation from lithography
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Explanation
A lithograph is a print that's made using a stone or metal plate. Lithographs are etched into the plate using a chemical reaction. To make a lithograph, an artist draws a design or on the stone plate with a waxy crayon or oil-based ink. After treating the plate with several layers of material, including rosin, talc, and an acidic solution, the lithographer applies ink with a roller. The oily ink only sticks to the waxy image, not the area around it; the resulting lithograph is a crisp reverse image on paper. The Greek roots of lithograph mean "stone" and "to draw."
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Example Sentences
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The Dancer features similar cut out shapes, although it is a lithograph print.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets,” a thematic survey of 55 paintings and one lithograph at the Barnes Foundation, is that rare, magical exhibition that casts a storybook spell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
A lithograph of Hockney’s famous 1974 drawing “Pacific Mutual Life” features the historically preserved PacMutual building with a large clock and the same palm trees lining the plaza.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
Powell, he’d learned, had grown up with a Blue Angels lithograph in his childhood bedroom.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
I can see his clothes in my mind, bright as a lithograph or a full-color advertisement, from an ancient magazine, though not his face, not so well.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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