xerox
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- (UK) IPA: /ˈzɛ.rɒks/, SAMPA: /"zE.rQks/
- Hyphenation: xe‧rox
- (US) enPR: zērʹäks, IPA: /ˈziːə.rɑks/
- Hyphenation: xer‧ox
[edit] Etymology
From Xerox (“‘a photocopier’”), from xerography from Ancient Greek ξηρός (ksēros), “‘dry’”) and γραφή (graphē), “‘writing’”).
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xerox (plural xeroxes)
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to xerox (third-person singular simple present xeroxes, present participle xeroxing, simple past and past participle xeroxed)
- (slang, North American) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.
- I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.
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make photocopies
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The term Xerox is trademarked in numerous countries, while it has been deemed a genericized trademark in others. Xerox Corporation has a history of defending the trademark, recommending instead the term photocopy, both for the noun and verb.

