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How to pronounce cyanotype

American English pronunciation

sy-AN-uh-type

IPA
/saɪˈænəˌtaɪp/
Syllables
sy · AN · uh · type (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)

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What cyanotype means

noun

A blue-and-white photo print made in sunlight

In a sentence: We laid ferns on special paper in the sun to make a cyanotype.

Where it comes from: It joins cyano-, from a Greek word for dark blue, with type.

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