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adoxography

noun

fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
A
Ends with
Y
Contains
DO
Scrabble score
28

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Pronunciation

eɪdɒkˈsɒɡɹəfi

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Definitions

noun

  1. fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects

    “Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things”

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Example Sentences

Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things
adoxography is particularly useful to lawyers
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