"metagraphy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: metagraphies [plural]
Etymology: meta- + -graphy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meta|graphy}} meta- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metagraphy (countable and uncountable, plural metagraphies)
  1. (obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of transliteration Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable Synonyms: transliteration [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-metagraphy-en-noun-cckLnAgX
  2. (art, countable) metagraphics; hypergraphy Tags: countable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-metagraphy-en-noun-NZvNt-xD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 68 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 22 45 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 11 67 21 Topics: art, arts
  3. (linguistics, uncountable) Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-metagraphy-en-noun-oiBztn4g Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: metagraphic, metagraphical

Inflected forms

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