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mutoscope

mutoscope noun: a motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.

Noun

mutoscope (plural mutoscopes)

  1. A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.

Synonyms of mutoscope

Forms of mutoscope

pluralmutoscopes

Origin of mutoscope

Originally a trademark, from Latin mutare (“to change”), and -scope.

Words formed from mutoscope

Questions about mutoscope

What does mutoscope mean?
Mutoscope means a motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.
What part of speech is mutoscope?
Mutoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of mutoscope?
The plural of mutoscope is mutoscopes.

Words near mutoscope in the dictionary

  1. Muto
  2. muton
  3. mutondo
  4. mutons
  5. Mutos
  6. mutoscope
  7. mutoscopes
  8. mutoscopic
  9. muts
  10. mutsarrif
  11. mutsarrifs

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