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Webster 1913 Edition


Polygraph

Pol′y-graph

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] writing much;
πολύσ
much, many + [GREEK] to write: cf. F.
polygraphe
.]
1.
An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine.
2.
In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors.
Brande & C.

Webster 1828 Edition


Polygraph

POL'YGRAPH

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Noun.
[See Polygraphy.] An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing with ease and expedition.