Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A xerograph (copy). · A xerographer (machine).
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo make a copy using a xerographer.
Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).
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- Unspecified derivation mentionξηρόςgrc
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