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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English gravure.[1][2] Compare French gravure.
First attested in 1930.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
グラビア • (gurabia)
- rotogravure (a printing process)
- rotogravure (a print made by such a method)
Derived terms
- グラビアアイドル (gurabia aidoru, “bikini model”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “グラビア”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN