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polyautography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone; a form of lithography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English autography English polyautography From poly- + autography.