rhyparography

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, filth) +‎ -graphy.

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Noun[edit]

rhyparography (uncountable)

  1. (art) The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.

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