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mimeo

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʊ/
  • US: /ˈmɪm.i.oʊ/
  • Australian: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʉ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Clipping of mimeograph (“type of copying machine”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Clipping of mimeograph (“a copy made by such a machine”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An unpublished academic paper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To make one or more copies using a mimeograph (machine).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mimeograph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copy, reproduce

5

noun

Meaning 5

a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duplicator, copier

6

verb

Meaning 6

print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She mimeographed the syllabus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mimeograph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copy, re-create

History

Etymology

Abbreviation.