Litho
[lith-oh] /ˈlɪθ oʊ/
noun, plural lithos.
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adjective
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verb (used with object), lithoed, lithoing.
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to .
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a combining form meaning “stone,” used in the formation of compound words:
lithography; lithonephrotomy.
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/ˈlaɪθəʊ/
noun, adjective, adverb (pl) -thos
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short for lithography, lithograph, lithographic, or lithographically See lithograph (sense 1), lithography
combining form
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stone: lithograph
before vowels, lith-, word-forming element meaning “stone, rock;” from comb. form of Greek lithos “stone, a precious stone, marble; a piece on a game board,” of unknown origin.
litho- or lith-
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Mineral concretion; calculus: lithotomy.
lithograph
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lithograph
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lithography
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