"adoxographer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /eɪdɒkˈsɒɡɹəfə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /eɪdɑkˈsɑɡɹəfɚ/ [General-American] Forms: adoxographers [plural]
Etymology: adoxography + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adoxography|-er|id2=occupation}} adoxography + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} adoxographer (plural adoxographers)
  1. (rhetoric) One who composes adoxography. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric Related terms: adoxograph, adoxographic, adoxographical, adoxographically, adoxography

Inflected forms

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