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photocompose

verb
pho·​to·​com·​pose | \ ˌfō-tō-kəm-ˈpōz \
photocomposed; photocomposing; photocomposes

Definition of photocompose

transitive verb

: to set (something, such as reading matter) by photocomposition

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photocomposer noun

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1929, in the meaning defined above

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