paradoxography
UK/ˌpæ.ɹə.dɒkˈsɒ.ɡɹə.fi/US/ˌpɛ.ɹəˌdɑkˈsɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
paradoxography noun: a type of classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world.
Noun
paradoxography (uncountable)
- A type of classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world.
Origin of paradoxography
From paradox + -o- + -graphy. First use appears c. 1949, in the Oxford Classical Dictionary.
Words formed from paradoxography
Words that rhyme with paradoxography
- 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 paradoxography
- What does paradoxography mean?
- Paradoxography means a type of classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world.
- What part of speech is paradoxography?
- Paradoxography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paradoxography?
- Paradoxography is pronounced /ˌpæ.ɹə.dɒkˈsɒ.ɡɹə.fi/ (UK).
Words near paradoxography in the dictionary
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