Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opisthography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opisthog-ra-phy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a sheet already written upon on one side.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Of this description are ,odontalgia , otalgia , lychnobite , pseudodox , asmatography , opisthography , alectoromachy , opsimathy , addephagy, & c ."

Etymology

From opistho- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: opistho
Suffix: graphy

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

opisthographic

Questions

What does opisthography mean?: A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a sheet already written upon on one side.
Where does opisthography come from?: From opistho- + -graphy.

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