microcopy

1 of 2

noun

mi·​cro·​copy

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: a photographic copy in which printed or other graphic matter is reduced in size (as on microfilm)

microcopy

2 of 2

verb

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transitive verb

: to reproduce by means of a microcopy

intransitive verb

: to make microcopies

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + copy, noun

Verb

International Scientific Vocabulary, from microcopy entry 1

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