Etymology

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Today it means: An early motion picture system. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εἴδωλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἴδωλον“figure, representation”
  2. English todayeidoloscope

From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “figure, representation”) + -scope.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.