Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graphism

/ˈɡɹæf.ɪz.(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graph-ism
IPA: /ˈɡɹæf.ɪz.(ə)m/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The expression of thought in material symbols.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The complex but fundamental relationship between language and graphism is one of the more provocative recognitions of Gesture and Speech."
"In effect, the analogy of writing that lies at the core of graphism has subtly colonized the conversation."
"Visceral and biomorphic graphism resists dominant ideologies by maintaining independence from voice, but unlike other forms of disconnected graphism, visceral graphism does not engage in a degenerative turn; it inherently generates new meaning."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, sketch; to write”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action, state, condition, or doctrine”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: γράφω

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹæf.ɪz.(ə)m/
British English: /ˈɡɹɑːf.ɪz.(ə)m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

graphisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce graphism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæf.ɪz.(ə)m/.
What does graphism mean?: The expression of thought in material symbols.
Where does graphism come from?: From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, sketch; to write”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action, state, condition, or doctrine”).

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