paradoxography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A type of classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world.

/ˌpæ.ɹə.dɒkˈsɒ.ɡɹə.fi/ /ˌpɛ.ɹəˌdɑkˈsɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

paradoxography

From paradox + -o- + -graphy. First use appears c. 1949, in the Oxford Classical Dictionary.

paradoxographer paradoxographical

paradoxographic

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