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chronographia

Syllables: chro·no·graph·i·a

chronographia noun: vivid representation of a certain historical or recurring time (such as a season) to create an illusion of reality.

Noun

chronographia (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Vivid representation of a certain historical or recurring time (such as a season) to create an illusion of reality.

Origin of chronographia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χρονογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (khronogrăphĭ́ā).

Questions about chronographia

What does chronographia mean?
Chronographia means vivid representation of a certain historical or recurring time (such as a season) to create an illusion of reality.
What part of speech is chronographia?
Chronographia is a noun.

Words near chronographia in the dictionary

  1. chronograms
  2. chronograph
  3. chronographed
  4. chronographer
  5. chronographers
  6. chronographia
  7. chronographic
  8. chronographical
  9. chronographically
  10. chronographies
  11. chronographing

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