polygraphy

noun

po·​lyg·​ra·​phy

pəˈligrəfē

plural -es

1

obsolete : cryptography

2

: literary productiveness or versatility

Word History

Etymology

New Latin polygraphia, from Greek, much writing, from poly- + -graphia -graphy

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