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megalography

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/
  • UK: /ˌmɛɡlˈɒɡrəfi/
  • General-American: /ˌmɛɡəˈlɑɡrəfi/
  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi

1

noun

Meaning 1

The depiction of great or grand things, such as heroes and gods; painting on a large scale

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: art, arts

Examples

  • The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: rhopography

2

noun

Meaning 2

macrography; form of dysgraphia defined by unusually large handwriting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεγαλογραφία (megalographía). Morphologically megalo- + -graphy,

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: megalografia — Translations
  • French: mégalographie — Translations
  • German: Megalographie — Translations
  • German: Großmalerei — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: μεγαλογραφία (megalographía) — Translations
  • Italian: megalografia — Translations
  • Latin: megalographia — Translations
  • Polish: megalografia — Translations
  • Portuguese: megalografia — Translations
  • Russian: мегалография (megalografija) — Translations
  • Spanish: megalografía — Translations