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papyrography

papyrography noun: synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.

Noun

papyrography (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.
    • Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th edition, page 435
    Synonyms:
    papyrotype
  2. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph.
    Synonyms:
    mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph

Synonyms of papyrography

  • papyrotype
  • mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph

Origin of papyrography

From papyro- + -graphy and papyrograph + -y.

Words that rhyme with papyrography

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Questions about papyrography

What does papyrography mean?
Papyrography means synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.
What part of speech is papyrography?
Papyrography is a noun.

Words near papyrography in the dictionary

  1. papyrographer
  2. papyrographers
  3. papyrographic
  4. papyrographing
  5. papyrographs
  6. papyrography
  7. papyroi
  8. papyrological
  9. papyrologically
  10. papyrologies
  11. papyrologist

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