papyrography

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noun

Synonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.

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papyrotypemimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph
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Meanings

nounpapyrography (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSynonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.

    Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.

    1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th edition, page 435

    Synonyms: papyrotype

  2. historicalobsoleteuncountableSynonym of mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph.

    Synonyms: mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of papyrotype, a form of photolithography using paper.

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papyrotype

nounSynonym of mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph.

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mimeography by means of a stencil called a papyrograph
Also see
papyrotype

Origin

From papyro- + -graphy and papyrograph + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with papyrography

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APA

papyrography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrography

MLA

“papyrography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papyrography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrography.

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