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planography

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pla·​nog·​ra·​phy | \ plā-ˈnä-grə-fē How to pronounce planography (audio) , plə- \

Definition of planography

: a process (such as lithography) for printing from a plane surface

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planographic \ ˌplā-​nə-​ˈgra-​fik How to pronounce planographic (audio) \ adjective

First Known Use of planography

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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“Planography.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planography. Accessed 9 December 2019.

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