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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhotocopier
/ˈfoʊtəˌkɑpiər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A machine that makes paper copies of documents and other visual images using light.
"Please make five copies of this report on the office photocopier."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, combining 'photo-' (from Greek phōs, phōt-, meaning light) and 'copier' (from the verb copy, derived from Latin copia, meaning abundance or transcript).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Photocopier" is said worldwide
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photocopieuse
Transliteration: photocopieuse
"La photocopieuse est en panne aujourd'hui."
Kopierer
Transliteration: Kopierer
"Der Kopierer im Büro muss repariert werden."
fotocopiatrice
Transliteration: fotocopiatrice
"Ho lasciato i documenti vicino alla fotocopiatrice."
fotocopiadora
Transliteration: fotocopiadora
"Necesito sacar unas copias en la fotocopiadora."
fotocopiadora
Transliteration: fotocopiadora
"A fotocopiadora está sem papel."
फोटोकॉपी मशीन
Transliteration: photocopy mashin
"क्या आप इस दस्तावेज़ की फोटोकॉपी मशीन से प्रति बना सकते हैं?"
复印机
Transliteration: fùyìnjī
"请把这份文件放在复印机上。"
복사기
Transliteration: boksagi
"사무실에 있는 복사기가 고장났습니다."
コピー機
Transliteration: kopīki
"書類をコピー機で印刷してください。"
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