Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
to roneo

to roneo

9.9
To make copies of papers using a stencil machine
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : ronear
  • Before photocopiers became common, teachers would roneo worksheets for their classes.

Examples

  • He roneoed the newsletter so everyone in the club could have a copy.

  • She used to roneo all the invitations for the school events.

  • Please roneo this document for me.

  • She roneoed the flyers yesterday.

  • The secretary will roneo the agenda so each member can read it during the meeting.

  • Before the digital age, it was common for organizations to roneo their reports for distribution.

  • To ensure everyone received a copy, he had to roneo the minutes of the last meeting.

Synonyms

to photocopy
vsto roneo
15 2.3

To make a copy of a document or picture with a copy machine

duplicates by a stencil process instead of photographic xerography
to mimeograph
vsto roneo
  • Archaic
2 9.9

To make paper copies by pushing ink through a stencil

is the same stencil method but on a specific duplicating machine
to hectograph
vsto roneo
  • Archaic
9.9

To copy writing or drawings by pressing ink from a soft plate

uses a stencil method rather than that earlier duplicator

How Many

to roneo
  • Archaic
9.9
to duplicate
84 3.5
copy
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

roneo infinitive
roneoed past
roneoed past participle
roneoing present participle
roneos third person singular

Etymology

Roneo comes from the name of a machine, the Roneograph, a brand of stencil copying machine once used to make many copies. So, to roneo a document is to make a 'copy' of it with that machine, much like we say 'photocopy' when we use a photocopier.