litho

[ lith-oh ]

noun,plural lith·os.

adjective

lithographic.

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

to lithograph.

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.

Origin of litho-

<Greek, combining form of líthos

Also especially before a vowel, lith-.

Other definitions for litho. (3 of 3)

litho.

abbreviation

lithograph.
lithography.

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How to use litho in a sentence

She went out with Glass-Eye and walked round to the front to look at her lithos.
The Bill-Toppers | Andre Castaigne

British Dictionary definitions for litho (1 of 2)

litho

/ (ˈlaɪθəʊ) /

noun, adjective, adverbplural -thos

short for lithography, lithograph, lithographic, or lithographically: See lithograph (def. 1), lithography

British Dictionary definitions for litho- (2 of 2)

litho-

combining form

stone: lithograph

Origin of litho-

from Latin, from Greek, from lithos stone

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