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Rhyparography

Rhyparography \Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ???? painting foul or mean objects; "ryparo`s filthy, dirty + gra`fein to write, paint.] In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.

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rhyparography

n. (context arts English) The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.