rhyparography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪ.pəˈɹɒ.ɡɹə.fi/ /ɹɪ.pəˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

Word forms

rhyparography

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) + -graphy.

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