xerox · noun — A xerograph (copy).
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xerox is pronounced /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/.
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).
noun
- A xerograph (copy).e.g.“Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)”
- A xerographer (machine).e.g.“Near-synonyms: photocopier, photoduplicator, copier (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)”
verb
- To make a copy using a xerographer.e.g.“Near-synonyms: photocopy, photoduplicate (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)”
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