rhyparography

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UK/ɹɪ.pəˈɹɒ.ɡɹə.fi/US/ɹɪ.pəˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

noun

The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.

OriginAncient Greek ῥύπος →
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Meanings

nounrhyparography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartThe painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥύπος“filth”
  2. Englishrhyparography

From Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) + -graphy.

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APA

rhyparography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyparography

MLA

“rhyparography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyparography. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhyparography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyparography.

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