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hectograph

hec·tog·raph

US/ˈhɛktʌˌɡræf/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy

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verb

1.

copy on a duplicator

  • “hectograph the hand-outs”

Origin

From hecto- (“hundred”) + -graph, so called because it would make about 100 copies.

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