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单词 autocopyist
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autocopyistn.

Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈkɒpɪɪst/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈkɑpiəst/, /ˌɔdoʊˈkɑpiəst/, /ˌɑdəˈkɑpiəst/, /ˌɑdoʊˈkɑpiəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form1, copyist n.
Etymology: < auto- comb. form1 + copyist n.
Now rare.
A machine for producing facsimile copies of writing, drawings, etc.
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society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > for copying writing
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polygrapher1778
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autocopyist1880
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copygrapha1884
1880 Times 28 Oct. 13/2 (advt.) The black autocopyist, 36, Farringdon-street... Indelible black reproductions of letters, designs, music, &c.
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 697/2 In principle the autocopyist is like the hektograph.
1901 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 11 63 These drawings of Mr. Cammell's I have reproduced by the auto-copyist process.
1920 E. S. Farrow Man. Mil. Training xvii. 493 With the black autocopyist the drawing is made in a special ink and transferred to a parchment sheet held in a special frame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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