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glyptographic

glyptographic adjective: relating to glyptography, the art of engraving on precious stones.

Adjective

glyptographic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to glyptography, the art of engraving on precious stones.
    • glyptographic research
    • glyptographic collection

Origin of glyptographic

From glyptography + -ic. Compare French glyptographique.

Questions about glyptographic

What does glyptographic mean?
Glyptographic means relating to glyptography, the art of engraving on precious stones.
What part of speech is glyptographic?
Glyptographic is an adjective.

Words near glyptographic in the dictionary

  1. glyptodonts
  2. glyptogenesis
  3. glyptograph
  4. glyptographer
  5. glyptographers
  6. glyptographic
  7. glyptographical
  8. glyptographs
  9. glyptography
  10. glyptograpsid
  11. glyptological

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