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metagraphy|mɛˈtægrəfɪ|
[f. Gr. µετα- meta- + -γραϕία writing, -graphy.]
Transliteration. Hence metaˈgraphic a.
1872Latham Dict., Transliteration, translation or rendering of the letter of one alphabet by its equivalent in another; metagraphy: (this latter word giving metagraphic as its adjective, a more convenient one than transliterative or transliterational). 1888T. Watts in Athenæum 17 Mar. 340/2 It was his [Latham's] belief in the system of metagraphy as applied to non-European alphabets that made him a very early advocate of phonetic spelling. |