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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oryctography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oryc-tog-ra-phy
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The description of fossils.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug out”) + -graphy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὀρυκτός

Usage

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does oryctography mean?
The description of fossils.
Where does oryctography come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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