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photocopying

photocopying noun: the process by which photocopies are made. Also the present participle and gerund of photocopy.

Noun

photocopying (countable and uncountable, plural photocopyings)

  1. The process by which photocopies are made.
    • The forms became almost illegible after multiple photocopyings.1995, Sarah J. Mahler, American Dreaming: Immigrant Life on the Margins, page 168

Also used as

photocopying is also the present participle and gerund of photocopy.

Forms of photocopying

pluralphotocopyings

Words formed from photocopying

Questions about photocopying

What does photocopying mean?
Photocopying means the process by which photocopies are made.
What part of speech is photocopying?
Photocopying is a noun.
What is the plural of photocopying?
The plural of photocopying is photocopyings.

Words near photocopying in the dictionary

  1. photocopier
  2. photocopiers
  3. photocopies
  4. photocopy
  5. photocopy art
  6. photocopying
  7. photocopyings
  8. photocopylore
  9. photoCORMs
  10. photocorner
  11. photocorners

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