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Roneo
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roneo ronéo
English
Etymology
en rotary ro(tary) + en Neo(style) the manufacturer's name
Noun
en chiefly _ historical A copying machine using stencils; a mimeograph.
en 1974 w:Lawrence Durrell Monsieur 104 Faber & Faber 1992 For his "sermons" were recorded and Roneo-copied for the benefit of absent members.
en 1977 w:Alistair Horne A Savage War of Peace New York Review Books 2006 91 on board would be a loyal caid, Hadj Sadok, who had the previous day received a roneo copy of the F.L.N.'s proclamation
Verb
To copy using a Roneo stencil machine.
en 1963 w:John le Carré The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Penguin Canada 2009 25 He pushed across the counter a roneoed form with his particulars entered in a sloping hand.
en genericized trademarks