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单词 paradoxography
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Definition of paradoxography in English:

paradoxography

noun ˌparədɒkˈsɒɡrəfi
  • A literary genre, originating in early Alexandrian Greece, in which (natural or man-made) phenomena considered remarkable or fantastic are described.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The Oxford Classical Dictionary. From medieval Greek παραδοξογράϕος writer on marvels + -y; compare -graphy.

 
 

Definition of paradoxography in US English:

paradoxography

nounˌparədɒkˈsɒɡrəfi
  • A literary genre, originating in early Alexandrian Greece, in which (natural or man-made) phenomena considered remarkable or fantastic are described.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The Oxford Classical Dictionary. From medieval Greek παραδοξογράϕος writer on marvels + -y; compare -graphy.

 
 
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