mimeograph

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
  2. verb print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph

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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph

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