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語源

Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/

  ハイフネーション: xe‧rox

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/

• ハイフネーション: xer‧ox

• (Philippines) IPA: /ˈseɾoks/

名詞

xerox (plural xeroxes)

1. (Philippines, India, dated in Canada, US, colloquial, informal) A photocopy.

   Hand me that xerox, would you?

   • 2009, David Ebershoff, The 19th Wife, Random House, →ISBN, page 142:

     There were twenty pictures in the envelope, xeroxes but clear enough. They documented the scene pretty much as I imagined it.

2. (dated, Canada, US, colloquial, informal) A photocopier.

   The xerox broke down yesterday.

同意語

• photocopy
• xerox copy

派生語

動詞

xerox (third-person singular simple present xeroxes, present participle xeroxing, simple past and past participle xeroxed)

1. (Philippines, India, dated in Canada, US, colloquial, informal) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.

   I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.

同意語

• (make a paper copy): copy, photocopy

派生語

• xeroxer
• xeroxable

参考

• Wikipedia article concerning Xerox trademark