| APPROBATORY | • approbatory adj. Tending to approve or confirm. • APPROBATORY adj. expressing approbation. |
| APPROPRIACY | • appropriacy n. The extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc; appropriateness. • APPROPRIACY n. the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms. |
| CRYPTOGRAPH | • cryptograph n. A cipher or cryptogram. • cryptograph n. A device used for encrypting or decrypting text. • cryptograph v. (Rare) To write text using a code or cipher. |
| LAMPROPHYRE | • lamprophyre n. (Geology) An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths… • LAMPROPHYRE n. a compact intrusive rock with phenocrysts of black mica, hornblende, etc. |
| PETROGRAPHY | • petrography n. (Petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks. • petrography n. The art of writing on stone. • PETROGRAPHY n. the description and classification of rocks. |
| POLYGRAPHER | • polygrapher n. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph. • POLYGRAPHER n. one who operates a polygraph. |
| PORNOGRAPHY | • pornography n. The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. • pornography n. (By extension) The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to… • pornography n. (Usually humorous) The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something. |
| POSTPRIMARY | • postprimary adj. After primary school. • postprimary adj. (Politics) After a primary election. • POSTPRIMARY adj. taking place after primary (election). |
| PREPARATORY | • preparatory adj. Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative. • PREPARATORY adj. by way of preparation. |
| PROPRIETARY | • proprietary adj. Of or relating to property or ownership. • proprietary adj. Owning something; having ownership. • proprietary adj. Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret. |
| PYRENOCARPS | • PYRENOCARP n. a perithecium, a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| PYROGRAPHER | • pyrographer n. An artist who practises pyrography. • PYROGRAPHER n. one who practises pyrography. |
| PYROGRAPHIC | • pyrographic adj. Relating to pyrography. • PYROGRAPHIC adj. relating to pyrography. |
| REPROGRAPHY | • reprography n. The reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods. • REPROGRAPHY n. the reproduction of graphic or typeset material. |
| SPIROGRAPHY | • spirography n. (Medicine) The measurement of breathing movements. • SPIROGRAPHY n. the recording of breathing movements. |
| TYPOGRAPHER | • typographer n. A person skilled in typography. • typographer n. A typewriter. • typographer n. A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus. |