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episcope

noun
epi·​scope | \ ˈe-pə-ˌskōp How to pronounce episcope (audio) \

Definition of episcope

: a projector for images of opaque objects (such as photographs)

First Known Use of episcope

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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