"graphism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹɑːf.ɪz.(ə)m/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɹæf.ɪz.(ə)m/ [General-American] Forms: graphisms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, sketch; to write”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action, state, condition, or doctrine”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{suffix|grc|γράφω|-ισμός|gloss1=to draw, paint, sketch; to write|gloss2=-ism, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action, state, condition, or doctrine|nocat=1}} γράφω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, sketch; to write”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism, a suffix forming abstract nouns of action, state, condition, or doctrine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} graphism (countable and uncountable, plural graphisms)
  1. The expression of thought in material symbols. Tags: countable, uncountable

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