"stelography" meaning in English

See stelography in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “post, slab, pillar”) + -graphy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|στήλη|t=post, slab, pillar}} Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “post, slab, pillar”), {{suffix|en||graphy}} + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} stelography (uncountable)
  1. The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-stelography-en-noun-RlQPJ2bh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graphy

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