Meanings
nouncerography (usually uncountable, plural cerographies)
plural cerographies
- historicaluncountableusuallyThe art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
- historicaluncountableusuallyA method of making stereotype or electrotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax. It was used for mapmaking.
Synonyms: glyphography
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA method of making stereotype or electrotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax. It was used for mapmaking.
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APA
cerography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerography
MLA
“cerography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerography.
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