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photoglyphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-gly-phy
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of engraving caused by the action of light, used in the mid 19th century

Uncountable

Etymology

From photo- + Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”) + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

photoglyphic

Questions

What does photoglyphy mean?
A kind of engraving caused by the action of light, used in the mid 19th century
Where does photoglyphy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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