First Known Use: 1816
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xylography
noun xy·log·ra·phy \zī-ˈlä-grə-fē\
Definition of XYLOGRAPHY
: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
— xy·lo·graph \ˈzī-lə-ˌgraf\ noun
— xy·log·ra·pher \zī-ˈlä-grə-fər\ noun
— xy·lo·graph·ic \ˌzī-lə-ˈgra-fik\ also xy·lo·graph·i·cal \-fi-kəl\ adjective
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Origin of XYLOGRAPHY
French xylographie, from xyl- + -graphie -graphy
Rhymes with XYLOGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography
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