Leica

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English

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Etymology

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A portmanteau of Leitz (the company's founder) and camera.

Noun

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Leica (plural Leicas)

  1. (photography) A make of camera.
    • 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 78:
      Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.

Derived terms

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From leică.

Proper noun

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Leica m (genitive/dative lui Leica)

  1. a surname

References

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  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică