roneo

transitive verb

ro·​neo

ˈrōnēˌō

-ed/-ing/-s

: to produce (printed copies) on a duplicating machine that is similar in principle to the mimeograph

Word History

Etymology

from roneo, a kind of duplicating machine, from rotary + Neostyle, a trademark for a kind of duplicating machine

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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