Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camera-ready

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: cam-er-a-ready
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ready to go to press; ready for publication.

adj

Of artwork or a hard copy: ready to be photographed, without requiring any additional editing.

Etymology

A reference to the old photo-offset printing process.

Inflected Forms

camera ready (alternative)

Questions

What does camera-ready mean?: Ready to go to press; ready for publication.
Where does camera-ready come from?: A reference to the old photo-offset printing process.

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