reprography

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noun

The reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods.

OriginEnglish photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounreprography (usually uncountable, plural reprographies)

plural reprographies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Middle Englishproduce
  18. Englishproduce
  19. Englishreproduce
  20. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  22. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  23. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  24. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  25. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  27. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  28. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  29. Frenchphotographie
  30. Englishphotography
  31. Englishreprography

Blend of reproduce + photography

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Translations

Finnish reprokuvaus
  • reprokuvausthe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics
French reprographie
  • reprographiethe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics
Irish atáirgíocht, athghrafaíocht
  • atáirgíochtthe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics
  • athghrafaíochtthe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics
  • reipreagrafaíochtthe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics
Italian riprografia
  • riprografiathe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics
Spanish reprografía
  • reprografíathe reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reprography

photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallography
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Anagrams

pyrographer
Cite this entry
APA

reprography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprography

MLA

“reprography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprography. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprography.

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