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polygraphy

(pəˈlɪɡrəfɪ)
npl -phies
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the writing of many works or writing on many subjects
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing obsolete a device used to copy a document
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the act of copying pictures or writing by means of a polygraph
4. (Medicine) med the employment of a polygraph
5. (Medicine) med the data gathered from a polygraph
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polygraphy

a device for producing copies of a drawing or of writing. — polygrapher, — polygraphist, n. — polygraphic, adj.
See also: Copying
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