Etymology

roentgenizdat

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Today it means: Improvised gramophone recordings made from X-ray film, used to smuggle prohibited music into the Soviet Union. Full definition →

Russian рентгенизда́т
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromрентгенизда́т
  2. English todayroentgenizdat

Borrowed from Russian рентгенизда́т (rentgenizdát).

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