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patrix

American  
[pey-triks, pa-] / ˈpeɪ trɪks, ˈpæ- /

noun

Printing.

plural

patrices, patrixes

  1. a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.

Etymology

Origin of patrix

1880–85; blend of patri- and matrix

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