"cerography" meaning in English

See cerography in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cerographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From cero- + -graphy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cero|graphy}} cero- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} cerography (usually uncountable, plural cerographies)
  1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-cerography-en-noun-Pp9uEyN0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cero-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cero-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-cerography-en-noun-~w~HZ02~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cero-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cero-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cerographist

Inflected forms

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