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grapholatry

/ɡɹæˈfɒ.lə.tɹi/

grapholatry noun: the worship of writing.

Noun

grapholatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of writing
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Origin of grapholatry

From grapho- + -latry.

Questions about grapholatry

What does grapholatry mean?
Grapholatry means the worship of writing.
What part of speech is grapholatry?
Grapholatry is a noun.
How do you pronounce grapholatry?
Grapholatry is pronounced /ɡɹæˈfɒ.lə.tɹi/.

Words near grapholatry in the dictionary

  1. graphogram
  2. graphograms
  3. graphoid
  4. graphoids
  5. grapholagnia
  6. grapholatry
  7. grapholect
  8. grapholectal
  9. grapholects
  10. grapholinguistics
  11. grapholite

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