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Cerographist

[seer-uh-graf, -grahf]

noun

a drawing, design, or text incised into a wax surface.

Origin:
1585–95; cero- + -graph

Related forms

ce·ro·graph·ic

[seer-uh-graf-ik] , ce·ro·graph·i·cal, adjective

ce·rog·ra·phist

[si-rog-ruh-fist] , noun

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cerography (sɪəˈrɒɡrəfɪ)

—n
	the art of engraving on a waxed plate on which a printing surface is created by electrotyping

cerographic

—*adj*

cero'graphical

—*adj*

ce'rographist

—n

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