Meanings
nounpolygraphy (uncountable)
- uncountableMuch writing; writing of many books.
- uncountableThe art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering the same.
- uncountableThe art or practice of using a polygraph.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishpolygraphy
From poly- + -graphy. By surface analysis, polygraph + -y.
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polygraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygraphy
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