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lithograph

[lith-uh-graf, -grahf] Origin

lith·o·graph

[lith-uh-graf, -grahf]
noun
1.
a print produced by lithography.
verb (used with object)
2.
to produce or copy by lithography.

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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.

Origin:
1815–25; back formation from lithography
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lithograph (ˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)
 
n
1.  a print made by lithography
 
vb
2.  (tr) to reproduce (pictures, text, etc) by lithography
 
lithographic
 
adj
 
litho'graphical
 
adj
 
litho'graphically
 
adv

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lithograph
1828, back formation from lithography.
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