Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gestetner

/ɡəstˈɛtnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: gestet-ner
IPA: /ɡəstˈɛtnɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a paper copy.

Dated

Example Sentences

"In grade five I started a school newspaper which I would painstakingly Gestetner during recess."

Etymology

From the Gestetner duplicating machine named after its inventor, David Gestetner.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Gestetners (present, singular) Gestetnering (participle, present) Gestetnered (participle, past) Gestetnered (past)

Rhymes With

kettner ketner stettner

Questions

How do you pronounce gestetner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəstˈɛtnɚ/.
What does gestetner mean?: To make a paper copy.
Where does gestetner come from?: From the Gestetner duplicating machine named after its inventor, David Gestetner.

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