algraphy

[al-gruh-fee]

al·gra·phy

[al-gruh-fee]
noun Printing.
(formerly) an offset process employing an aluminum plate instead of a stone.
Also called aluminography.


Origin:
1895–1900; al(uminum) + -graphy

al·graph·ic [al-graf-ik] , adjective
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Algraphy is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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