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noctograph

[ nok-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈnɒk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a frame used to aid the blind in writing.

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Origin of noctograph

First recorded in 1860–65; noct- + -o- + -graph

Words nearby noctograph

nocti-, noctiluca, noctilucent, noctis, noct. maneq., noctograph, noctuid, noctule, nocturia, nocturn, nocturnal
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