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      gravure
      noun
      the act of intaglio printing
      an intaglio print produced by gravure
      a printing plate used in the process of gravure
      a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate
      Roots
      grabengrav- · German · to dig, engraveura-ure · Latin · result of action
      Synonyms for gravure
      rotogravurenphotoengravingnprintingnprintmakingnplanographynletterpressncollotypenlithographynchromoxylographyadjphotolithographyn
      Words related to gravure
      heliogravurenphotogravurenintaglionautogravurexylographxylographicaladjflexographyadjchromolithographchromolithographicadjmezzotintnphotoengraverxylographicadjlithographicadjflexographicadjflexographicallyadvchemitypechromolithographynphotozincographdiaglyphnwoodburytypephotomechanicaladjretroussagexylographyadjphotoetchingphotolithographnwoodcutnengravingnelectrographyadjplanographicadjphototypesetting

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      Where does gravure come from?

      The word gravure breaks down into 2 roots of German and Latin origin: grav, from German graben (“to dig, engrave”); and -ure, from Latin ura (“result of action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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