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xyloglyphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lo-gly-phy
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of carving in wood.

Uncountable

noun

Work produced by this means.

Uncountable

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Etymology

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

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Questions

What does xyloglyphy mean?
The art of carving in wood.
Where does xyloglyphy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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