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papyrograph en · NOUN

Etymology

From papyro- + -graph.

Meanings

  1. (historical) An early device for reproducing documents by means of a paper stencil and corrosive ink.
  2. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of papyrology.

Forms

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papyrographs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

papyrographic · papyrography · papyrographer

Synonyms

papyrology

papyrograph en · VERB

Etymology

From papyro- + -graph.

Meanings

  1. (historical) To use a papyrograph; to copy by means of a papyrograph.
    • Papyrographed descriptions of the experiments were distributed to the students and commented on in class before the experiments were undertaken. 1892 November 1, Mary Whiton Calkins, “Experimental Psychology at Wellesley College”, in The American Journal of Psychology, page 465:

Forms

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papyrographing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
papyrographs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
papyrographed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
papyrographed Tense=Past lexicographic