Mimeo Meaning
/ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʊ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounClipping of mimeograph (“type of copying machine”).
nounClipping of mimeograph (“a copy made by such a machine”).
Sentence Examples
The teacher gave us a mimeo copy of the study guide.
The office used an old mimeo machine to print the notices.
He printed the school newsletter on an old mimeo machine.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Before digital printers, teachers used a ____ to copy worksheets from a stencil.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old school office used an ancient ____ machine to make copies of the weekly newsletter before they purchased a modern copier.
Word Origin & History
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Underground film and performance art were blossoming; backroom mimeo presses seemed to be everywhere."
— 2004, Martin Torgoff, “Everybody Must Get Stoned”, in Can’t Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945–2000, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 105:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Before digital printers, teachers used a ____ to copy worksheets from a stencil.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old school office used an ancient ____ machine to make copies of the weekly newsletter before they purchased a modern copier.