Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xerox

/ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: xe-rox
IPA: /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A xerograph (copy).

Colloquial; Informal

noun

A xerographer (machine).

Colloquial; Informal

verb

To make a copy using a xerographer.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of xerox.

verb

Alternative letter-case form of xerox.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)"
"Hand me that xerox, would you?"
"There were twenty pictures in the envelope, xeroxes but clear enough. They documented the scene pretty much as I imagined it."
"Near-synonyms: photocopier, photoduplicator, copier (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)"
"The xerox broke down yesterday."
"Near-synonyms: photocopy, photoduplicate (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/
British English: /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

xeroxes (plural) xeroxes (present, singular) xeroxing (participle, present) xeroxed (participle, past) xeroxed (past)

Derived Forms

xerocracy xeroxable xeroxer xeroxlore

Phrases

Xerox art xerox copy xerox machine

Frequently Paired Words

mimeo mimeograph ditto

Synonyms

xerox copy photocopy photostat xerox machine photocopier photoduplicator copier xerograph photoduplicate

Questions

How do you pronounce xerox?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/.
What does xerox mean?: A xerograph (copy).
Where does xerox come from?: Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).

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