megalographyn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/,

/ˌmɛɡlˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɑɡrəfi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin megalographia.

Etymology: < classical Latin megalographia painting on a large scale or with large-scale figures (Vitruvius; in subsequent art criticism sometimes taken to refer to depictions of grand and elevated subjects) < ancient Greek μεγαλο- megalo- comb. form + -γραϕία -graphy comb. form. Compare French mégalographie (1547 in Middle French in a translation of Vitruvius; 1868 in Littré; 1952 in the passage translated in quot. 1959). Compare earlier micrography n.

rare.

Originally: drawing on a large scale. Later: the artistic depiction of things considered greatly significant, such as legends of the gods or events of history.

ΚΠ

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Megalography, a drawing of Pictures at large.

1959 J. Emmons tr. C. Sterling Still Life Painting from Antiq. to Present Time (new ed.) 11 The term ‘megalography’ (i.e. large-scale painting) was coined in contradistinction to rhopography. But it was not so much a matter of size as of the nature of the subject.

1990 N. Bryson Looking at Overlooked ii. 61 Megalography is the depiction of those things in the world which are great—the legends of the gods, the battles of heroes, the crises of history.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megalography
释义	megalographyn. Brit. /ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/, /ˌmɛɡlˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡəˈlɑɡrəfi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin megalographia. Etymology: < classical Latin megalographia painting on a large scale or with large-scale figures (Vitruvius; in subsequent art criticism sometimes taken to refer to depictions of grand and elevated subjects) < ancient Greek μεγαλο- megalo- comb. form + -γραϕία -graphy comb. form. Compare French mégalographie (1547 in Middle French in a translation of Vitruvius; 1868 in Littré; 1952 in the passage translated in quot. 1959). Compare earlier micrography n. rare. Originally: drawing on a large scale. Later: the artistic depiction of things considered greatly significant, such as legends of the gods or events of history. ΚΠ 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Megalography, a drawing of Pictures at large. 1959 J. Emmons tr. C. Sterling Still Life Painting from Antiq. to Present Time (new ed.) 11 The term ‘megalography’ (i.e. large-scale painting) was coined in contradistinction to rhopography. But it was not so much a matter of size as of the nature of the subject. 1990 N. Bryson Looking at Overlooked ii. 61 Megalography is the depiction of those things in the world which are great—the legends of the gods, the battles of heroes, the crises of history. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1721
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