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xylograph

noun · verb · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈzaɪ.ləʊ.ɡɹɑːf/
  • UK: /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹɑːf/
  • US: /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹæf/
  • US: /ˈzaɪ.loʊ-/
  • US: /-ɡɹɑf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodcut

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A print taken from such an engraving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make a print from an engraving in wood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from xylography, corresponding to xylo- (“wood”) + -graph.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гравирам на дърво (graviram na dǎrvo) — to make a print from an engraving in wood
  • Finnish: vedostaa (puukaiverruksesta) — to make a print from an engraving in wood
  • Finnish: painaa (puukaiverruksesta) — to make a print from an engraving in wood
  • Polish: robić drzeworyt — to make a print from an engraving in wood
  • Polish: zrobić drzeworyt — to make a print from an engraving in wood