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lexigraphy

lexigraphy noun: the representation of words in writing.

Noun

lexigraphy (usually uncountable, plural lexigraphies)

  1. (usually) The representation of words in writing.
    • ‘Semasiography’ and ‘lexigraphy’ are the two categories of writing, and logography is one type of lexigraphy.1997, Barry B. Powell, Ian Morris, A New Companion to Homer, page 5
    • Without prejudice against Urton's argument that khipus are theoretically capable of lexigraphic reference such as logosyllabography, I have found that actual cord lexigraphy remains conjectural.2004, Franck Salomon, The Cord Keepers: Khipus And Cultural Life In A Peruvian Village, →ISBN, page 28
  2. (countable, usually) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.

Forms of lexigraphy

plurallexigraphies

Origin of lexigraphy

From lexigraph + -y.

Questions about lexigraphy

What does lexigraphy mean?
Lexigraphy means the representation of words in writing.
What part of speech is lexigraphy?
Lexigraphy is a noun.
What is the plural of lexigraphy?
The plural of lexigraphy is lexigraphies.

Words near lexigraphy in the dictionary

  1. lexigraphic
  2. lexigraphical
  3. lexigraphically
  4. lexigraphies
  5. lexigraphs
  6. lexigraphy
  7. lexing
  8. Lexington
  9. Lexington County
  10. Lexington Hills
  11. Lexington Park

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