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stylometry

[ stahy-lom-i-tree ]

noun

  1. the analytic study of literary styles, especially as applied to questions of authorship:

    The claim that this is Defoe’s manuscript remains unsupported by anyone proficient in stylometry.



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Other Words From

  • sty·lo·met·ric [stahy-l, uh, -, me, -trik] adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stylometry1

First recorded in 1945–50; stylo- 1( def ) + -metry ( def )

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