adoxography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.

Pronunciation

/eɪdɒkˈsɒɡɹəfi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adoxography.wav /eɪdɑkˈsɑɡɹəfi/

Word forms

adoxography adoxographies

Etymology

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

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