Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanatography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thanatog-ra-phy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An account, usually written, of the death of a person.

Example Sentences

"I am tempted to assert that all writing falls somewhere between "oneirography" (a writing out of dreams) and "thanatography" (a writing out of deaths)."

Etymology

From thanato- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thanato
Suffix: graphy

Inflected Forms

thanatographies (plural)

Questions

What does thanatography mean?: An account, usually written, of the death of a person.
Where does thanatography come from?: From thanato- + -graphy.

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