ELLIPSOGRAPHS

Noun

ellipsographs

plural of ellipsograph

Source: Wiktionary


ELLIPSOGRAPH

El*lip"so*graph, n. Etym: [Ellipse + graph: cf. F. ellipsographe.]

Definition: An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also trammel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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