autotype
- noun
- Archaic
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autotipo
- The museum displayed an autotype of the famous painting, allowing visitors to see an accurate replica without damaging the original.
Examples
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The laboratory produced an autotype of the historic document for archival purposes.
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The artist created an autotype of the original painting.
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An autotype ensures the original work can be studied without risking damage to it.
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She admired the autotype of the 19th-century photograph displayed in the museum.
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This autotype is remarkably detailed.
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After careful examination, the historian decided to create an autotype of the ancient manuscript to preserve its details for future study.
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The publisher used an autotype to reproduce the original text of the book for a special edition.
Synonyms
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3.6
A close copy of something real, often a famous object or work of art
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4.4
A copy of an original work or object that looks like the real thing
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7.1
An exact copy of a document or work of art
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Autotype comes from the parts auto- ('self') and type ('impression' or 'model'), like the type in typewriter, so it literally means a 'self-copy'. That's why autotype is used to mean an exact copy or faithful reproduction of a picture or document.