Etymology

rhopography

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Today it means: The depiction of trivial, everyday things. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥοπογραφία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥοπογραφία
  2. English todayrhopography

From rhopos- + -graphy, from Ancient Greek ῥοπογραφία (rhopographía), meaning the painting of petty subjects, such as still-life.

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