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LITHOGRAPH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern

Synonyms:

lithograph; lithograph machine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lithograph" is a kind of...):

copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)

Derivation:

lithograph (make by lithography)

lithographer (a printmaker who uses lithography)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A print produced by lithography

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lithograph" is a kind of...):

print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lithograph"):

photolithograph (a lithograph produced by photographically produced plates)

Derivation:

lithograph (make by lithography)

lithographer (a printmaker who uses lithography)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make by lithography

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "lithograph" is one way to...):

print (make into a print)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lithograph (duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern)

lithograph (a print produced by lithography)

lithographer (a printmaker who uses lithography)

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