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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνάγλυπτος“wrought in low relief”
- English todayanaglyptograph
From Ancient Greek ἀνάγλυπτος (anágluptos, “wrought in low relief”) (ultimately from γλύφω (glúphō)) + -graph.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἀνάγλυπτος all →
anaglyptography
First known use, by meaning
- 1843 An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.