English Explanatory Dictionary

adoxograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A work of adoxography.

Pronunciation

/eɪˈdɒksɒˌɡɹɑːf/ /eɪˈdɑksɑˌɡɹæf/

Word forms

adoxograph adoxographs

Etymology

From New Latin adoxus (“absurd, paradoxical”) from Ancient Greek ἄδοξος (ádoxos, “obscure, ignoble”) (from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δόξα (dóxa, “expectation”)) + -graph.

Related words

adoxographer adoxographic adoxographical adoxographically adoxography
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