mimeograph

noun

mim·​eo·​graph ˈmi-mē-ə-ˌgraf 

: a duplicator for making many copies that utilizes a stencil through which ink is pressed

mimeograph transitive verb

Examples of mimeograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Thomas Edison House displays several of his inventions, including the mimeograph and the ditto machine. — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026

To avoid censorship, the poets published it using a mimeograph machine and wallpaper paste. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025

Later marketed as the mimeograph, this proto-photocopier will become the printer of choice for zinemakers still a century away. — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 5 June 2024

Democrats were essentially broke ahead of the 1972 campaign and dependent on an old mimeograph machine. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024

The rarely exhibited three-page mimeograph is one of several drafts King and his advisors wrote. — Briana A. Thomas, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

from Mimeograph, a trademark

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mimeograph

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph

Kids Definition

mimeograph

noun

mim·​eo·​graph ˈmim-ē-ə-ˌgraf 

: a machine for making copies of typewritten or written matter using a stencil

mimeograph verb