Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xenog-ra-phy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.

Uncountable

noun

The ability to write in a language which the individual has not learned.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As Tanya Ryder explained, for example, “We are all for it, anything that will keep you alive. But we've known about xenography for a long time. There is now a special kind of pig that is being bred for its kidneys.”"

Etymology

From xeno- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: xeno
Suffix: graphy

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

xenograph xenographic

Synonyms

xenotransplantation

Rhymes With

explornography chalypsography polynomiography hygrography videomicrography fictography photothermography zymography ecogeography planetography antipornography micropetrography

Questions

What does xenography mean?: The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.
Where does xenography come from?: From xeno- + -graphy.

How to pronounce xenography

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