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graphism

Syllables: graph·ismUK/ˈɡɹɑːf.ɪz.(ə)m/US/ˈɡɹæf.ɪz.(ə)m/

graphism noun: the expression of thought in material symbols.

Noun

graphism (countable and uncountable, plural graphisms)

  1. The expression of thought in material symbols.
    • The complex but fundamental relationship between language and graphism is one of the more provocative recognitions of Gesture and Speech.1993, Randall White, Gesture and Speech, Introduction, page xix
    • In effect, the analogy of writing that lies at the core of graphism has subtly colonized the conversation.2014, Colonial Mediascapes, page 297

Forms of graphism

pluralgraphisms

Origin of graphism

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, sketch; to write”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action, state, condition, or doctrine”).

Questions about graphism

What does graphism mean?
Graphism means the expression of thought in material symbols.
What part of speech is graphism?
Graphism is a noun.
How do you pronounce graphism?
Graphism is pronounced /ˈɡɹɑːf.ɪz.(ə)m/ (UK).
What is the plural of graphism?
The plural of graphism is graphisms.

Words near graphism in the dictionary

  1. graphiologist
  2. graphiologists
  3. graphiology
  4. graphiscope
  5. graphiscopes
  6. graphism
  7. graphisms
  8. graphist
  9. graphists
  10. graphitate
  11. graphitates

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