paradoxography
nounUK /ˌpæ.ɹə.dɒkˈsɒ.ɡɹə.fi/ · US /ˌpɛ.ɹəˌdɑkˈsɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
Etymology From paradox + -o- + -graphy. First use appears c. 1949, in the Oxford Classical Dictionary.
1
A type of classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world.
- Derived terms
- paradoxographic
- Related terms
- paradoxographer, paradoxographical