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spirit duplicator

spirit duplicator noun: an early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.

Noun

spirit duplicator (plural spirit duplicators)

  1. (historical) An early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.
    • The advantage of using old-fashioned spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines is in the cost per page, which is typically less than a penny, as against 2 or 3 cents per copy from a laser printer.1992 August 2, Peter H. Lewis, “Low-Tech Renewal”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    ditto machine

Synonyms of spirit duplicator

Forms of spirit duplicator

pluralspirit duplicators

Questions about spirit duplicator

What does spirit duplicator mean?
Spirit duplicator means an early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.
What part of speech is spirit duplicator?
Spirit duplicator is a noun.
What is the plural of spirit duplicator?
The plural of spirit duplicator is spirit duplicators.

Words near spirit duplicator in the dictionary

  1. spirit communications
  2. spirit doctor
  3. spirit doctors
  4. spirit duck
  5. spirit ducks
  6. spirit duplicator
  7. spirit duplicators
  8. spirit fingers
  9. spirit house
  10. spirit houses
  11. Spirit Lake

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