megalography
Syllables: me·ga·lo·gra·phyUK/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/US/ˌmɛɡəˈlɑɡrəfi/
megalography noun: the depiction of great or grand things, such as heroes and gods; painting on a large scale.
Noun
megalography (uncountable)
- The depiction of great or grand things, such as heroes and gods; painting on a large scale
- The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.
- What were, in short, these astonishing decorators of all sorts, lavishing frescoes, ceilings, and that historical megalography which surprises us even now by its boldness and breadth?1889, Octave Uzanne, The Mirror of the World, King's Street, London: John C. Nimmo, page 21
- Antonyms:
- rhopography
- macrography; form of dysgraphia defined by unusually large handwriting
Antonyms of megalography
Origin of megalography
From Ancient Greek μεγαλογραφία (megalographía). Morphologically megalo- + -graphy,
Words that rhyme with megalography
- geography
- choreography
- orthography
- topography
- chirography
- hagiography
- heliography
- phonography
- semiography
- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
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- cacography
- chromography
- demography
- discography
- iconography
- isography
- logography
- ludography
- metallography
- micrography
- paleography
- pantography
- pornography
- scenography
- typography
- videography
- aerography
- archaeography
- arteriography
- arthrography
- autobiography
- autohagiography
- biogeography
- biography
- cartography
- cerography
- chronography
- cinematography
- cosmography
- crystallography
- dactylography
- demonography
- dittography
- electrography
- enterography
- ethnography
- etymography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
- glossography
- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
- mechanography
Questions about megalography
- What does megalography mean?
- Megalography means the depiction of great or grand things, such as heroes and gods; painting on a large scale.
- What part of speech is megalography?
- Megalography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce megalography?
- Megalography is pronounced /ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/ (UK).
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