Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sphenography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sphenog-ra-phy
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of writing or deciphering cuneiform characters.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From spheno- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

sphenogram sphenographic

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does sphenography mean?
The art of writing or deciphering cuneiform characters.
Where does sphenography come from?
From spheno- + -graphy.

How to pronounce sphenography

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