mimeograph
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈmaɪməˌɡræf/
- Archaic
:
mimeógrafo
- Well, my school still makes copies using a mimeograph due to a lack of funds.
- mimeograph machine
- mimeograph paper
And so, you know, supplanting the the desperate mimeograph magazines that were just before.
- And so, you know, supplanting the the desperate mimeograph magazines that were just before.
Examples
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Are you familiar with the mimeograph machine?
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I once ran the mimeograph for Sidney.
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We introduced ourselves at the mimeograph machine, running off copies of our feminist resolutions.
Blog text (27) -
Our first lessons were produced on mimeograph masters because we didn't even have a photocopying machine.
Academic text (1992) -
The finished stencil is fastened around an inked mimeograph drum.
Fiction book (1996) -
My teacher used a mimeograph to print copies of the important handouts for the class.
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The community center's mimeograph churned out flyers announcing the upcoming events.
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During the meeting, we passed around several mimeographs containing notes from the last session.
Synonyms
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4.9
A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings
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9.9
A machine that makes copies of pages by printing through a stencil or a copy made this way
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9.9
A machine that makes many paper copies by pressing ink through a stencil
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9.9
A machine often used in offices and schools that makes copies by pressing ink through a stencil
A machine that copies papers by pressing ink through a stencil
A machine that makes many copies by pressing ink from a soft plate
A machine that makes quick paper copies of documents
Compounds
- Archaic
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9.9
A machine that makes many paper copies by pressing ink through a stencil
How Modern
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Morphology
Etymology
Mimeograph comes from Greek roots: mimeo- meaning 'to copy' and -graph meaning 'write', like in mime and autograph. So a mimeograph is a machine that makes many copies of a document.