daguerreotypy

noun

da·​guerre·​o·​typy də-ˈger-ō-ˌtī-pē 

-ˈger-ə-, 

-ˈge-rō-, 

-ˈge-rə- also -ˈger-ē-ō-, 

-ˈger-ē-ə, 

-ˈge-rē-

plural -es

: the art or process of producing daguerreotypes

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