xerox
Syllables: xe·roxUK/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/US/ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/
xerox noun: a xerograph (copy).
Noun (1)
xerox (plural xeroxes)
- A xerograph (copy).
- Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)
- Hand me that xerox, would you?
- Synonyms:
- xerox copy, photocopy, photostat
- A xerographer (machine).
- Near-synonyms: photocopier, photoduplicator, copier (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)
- The xerox broke down yesterday.
- Synonyms:
- xerox machine, photocopier, photoduplicator, copier, photostat
Verb (1)
xerox (third-person singular simple present xeroxes, present participle xeroxing, simple past and past participle xeroxed)
- To make a copy using a xerographer.
- Near-synonyms: photocopy, photoduplicate (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)
- I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.
- Synonyms:
- xerograph, photocopy, photoduplicate, photostat
Noun (2) capitalized: Xerox
Xerox (plural Xeroxes)
- Alternative letter-case form of xerox.
Verb (2) capitalized: Xerox
Xerox (third-person singular simple present Xeroxes, present participle Xeroxing, simple past and past participle Xeroxed)
- Alternative letter-case form of xerox.
xerox meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
xerox in Hindi
- to make photocopies
- ज़िरोक्स करना ziroks karnā, ज़ेरॉक्स करना zerŏks karnā
xerox in Tamil
- ஜெராக்ஸ், ஜீராக்ஸ்
xerox in Marathi
- to make photocopies
- झेरॉक्स करणे jherŏksa karṇe
xerox in Urdu
- زیروکس, زیراکس
More languagesFewer languages
- xerox in Bengali
- জেরক্স, জেরোক্স, জিরক্স
- xerox in Telugu
- జెరాక్స్, జిరాక్స్, జీరాక్స్
- xerox in Malayalam
- സിറോക്സ്, സെറോക്സ്, സീറോക്സ്
- xerox in Kannada
- ಜೆರಾಕ್ಸ್, ಝೆರಾಕ್ಸ್, ಝೀರಾಕ್ಸ್
- xerox in Punjabi
- ਜ਼ੀਰੌਕਸ, ਜ਼ੇਰੌਕਸ, ਜ਼ੇਰੋਕਸ
- xerox in Gujarati
- ઝેરોક્સ, ઝીરોક્સ, ઝિરોક્સ
- xerox in Odia
- ଜେରୋକ୍ସ, ଜେରକ୍ସ, ଜିରକ୍ସ
- xerox in Nepali
- जेरोक्स, जिरोक्स, ज़ेरोक्स
- xerox in Tagalog
- seroks, iseroks
- xerox in Malay
- zeroks
Synonyms of xerox
Forms of xerox
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | xeroxes |
| alternative form | Xerox |
| plural | Xeroxes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | xeroxes |
| present participle | xeroxing |
| past participle | xeroxed |
| past | xeroxed |
| third-person singular present | Xeroxes |
| present participle | Xeroxing |
| past participle | Xeroxed |
| past | Xeroxed |
Origin of xerox
Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).
Genericized trademark; see xerox for more.
Words formed from xerox
Phrases with xerox
Questions about xerox
- What does xerox mean?
- Xerox means a xerograph (copy).
- What is xerox in Hindi?
- Xerox in Hindi is ज़िरोक्स करना (ziroks karnā), ज़ेरॉक्स करना (zerŏks karnā). See Xerox meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is xerox?
- Xerox can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce xerox?
- Xerox is pronounced /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of xerox?
- The plural of xerox is xeroxes.
Words near xerox in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: xerox (page history and authors); Xerox (page history and authors); xerox (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); xerox (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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