Meanings
nounparadoxography (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world.
Origin
From paradox + -o- + -graphy. First use appears c. 1949, in the Oxford Classical Dictionary.
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Rhymes with paradoxography
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APA
paradoxography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradoxography
MLA
“paradoxography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradoxography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paradoxography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradoxography.
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