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mimeograph
[ mim-ee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈmɪm i əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
a printing machine with an ink-fed drum, around which a cut waxed stencil is placed and which rotates as successive sheets of paper are fed into it.
a copy made from a mimeograph.
verb (used with object)
to duplicate (something) by means of a mimeograph.
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Origin of mimeograph
Formerly a trademark
OTHER WORDS FROM mimeograph
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British Dictionary definitions for mimeograph
Mimeograph
/ (ˈmɪmɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
trademark an office machine for printing multiple copies of text or line drawings from an inked drum to which a cut stencil is fixed
a copy produced by this machine
verb
to print copies from (a prepared stencil) using this machine
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