mi·cro·cop·y

[mahy-kruh-kop-ee]
noun, plural mi·cro·cop·ies.
a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.

Origin:
1930–35; micro- + copy

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microcopy (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -copies
Sometimes called: microphotograph a greatly reduced photographic copy of a printed page, drawing, etc, on microfilm or microfiche

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Microcopy is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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