Etymology

megalograph

me·ga·lo·gra·ph
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French mégalographe
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  1. French · derived frommégalographe
  2. English todaymegalograph

From French mégalographe. The original megalograph was invented by Georges Révoil and manufactured by the French scientific company, Secretan. Morphologically megalo- + -graph.

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