mimeo
/ˈmɪm.i.oʊ/noun, verb
mimeo is a noun meaning “Clipping of mimeograph (“type of copying machine”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-I-M-E-O and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 32 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of mimeo is mimeos.
What does mimeo mean?
noun
- 1
datedClipping of mimeograph (“type of copying machine”).
- 2
datedClipping of mimeograph (“a copy made by such a machine”).
- 3
datedAn unpublished academic paper.
verb
- 1
To make one or more copies using a mimeograph (machine).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce mimeo?
- UK /ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʊ/
- US /ˈmɪm.i.oʊ/
- Australia /ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʉ/
Mimeo has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mimeo
- mimeos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mimeoing participle, present
- mimeoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is mimeo?
Mimeo appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does mimeo come from?
Abbreviation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).