stylometry

[ stahy-lom-i-tree ]
/ staɪˈlɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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.

Origin of stylometry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stylometry

sty·lo·met·ric [stahy-luh-me-trik] /ˌstaɪ ləˈmɛ trɪk/ adjective

Words nearby stylometry

styloiditis, stylolite, stylomastoid artery, stylomastoid foramen, stylomastoid vein, stylometry, stylopharyngeal muscle, stylophone, stylopize, stylopodium, stylops