mimeograph

== English == === Etymology === A genericization from a trade name coined by A. B. Dick in 1889. From μῖμος (mîmos) + -γράφος (-gráphos); by surface analysis, mimeo +‎ -graph (but diachronically, mimeo came from mimeograph, not the reverse). === Pronunciation === === Noun === mimeograph (plural mimeographs) (historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying. Alternative form: mimeo (clipped form) Synonym: stencil duplicator Hypernym: copier (contextually synonymous) Coordinate terms: spirit duplicator, ditto machine, hectograph, photostat, photocopier, xerox, xerographer A copy produced by such a machine. Alternative form: mimeo (clipped form) Hypernym: copy (contextually synonymous) Coordinate terms: ditto, hectograph, photostat, photocopy, xerox, xerograph ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === mimeograph (third-person singular simple present mimeographs, present participle mimeographing, simple past and past participle mimeographed) To make mimeograph copies. Alternative form: mimeo (clipped form) Hypernyms: copy, reproduce Coordinate terms: ditto, photocopy, photostat, xerograph, xerox ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === mimeograph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia