Standard Lemma guide

lithograph

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɪθəɡɹæf/
  • /ˈlɪθəɡɹɑːf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A printed image produced by lithography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To create a copy of an image through lithography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lithograph machine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duplicator, copier

4

noun

Meaning 4

a print produced by lithography

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: print

Narrower terms: photolithograph

5

verb

Meaning 5

make by lithography

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: print

History

Etymology

Back-formation from lithography, litho- (“stone”) + -graph (“that writes”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: litografia — image produced by lithography
  • Danish: litografi — image produced by lithography
  • Dutch: litho — image produced by lithography
  • Dutch: steendruck — image produced by lithography
  • Finnish: litografia — image produced by lithography
  • Finnish: kivipiirros — image produced by lithography
  • French: lithographie — image produced by lithography
  • German: Lithografie — image produced by lithography
  • German: Lithographie — image produced by lithography
  • German: Steindruck — image produced by lithography
  • Ido: litografuro — image produced by lithography
  • Irish: liteagraf — image produced by lithography
  • Italian: litografia — image produced by lithography
  • Norwegian Bokmål: litografi — image produced by lithography
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: litografi — image produced by lithography
  • Polish: litografia — image produced by lithography
  • Portuguese: litografia — image produced by lithography
  • Spanish: litografía — image produced by lithography
  • Swedish: litografi — image produced by lithography
  • Catalan: litografiar — to copy of an image through lithography
  • French: lithographier — to copy of an image through lithography
  • German: lithografieren — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Ido: litografar — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Irish: liteagraf — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Italian: litografare — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Portuguese: litografar — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Russian: литографи́ровать (litografírovatʹ) — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Vietnamese: in thạch bản — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Vietnamese: in đá — to copy of an image through lithography
  • Vietnamese: in li-tô — to copy of an image through lithography
Real reading context

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