photocompose

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verb

To use photocomposition to prepare text for printing

OriginEnglish compose ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

verbphotocompose (third-person singular simple present photocomposes, present participle photocomposing, simple past and past participle photocomposed)

present singular third person photocomposes · participle present photocomposing · participle past photocomposed · past photocomposed

  1. To use photocomposition to prepare text for printing

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishcompose
  9. Englishphotocompose

From photo- + compose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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