noun

1. An inscription placed usually at the end of a book, giving facts about its publication.
2. A publisher's emblem or trademark placed usually on the spine or the title page of a book.
3. An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer's name, etc., formerly placed on the last page of a book.
4. In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name.
5. A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust-jacket.
6. A page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies used.
7. A publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik

Definition

Economisting

/e kon' o mist' ing/

noun

1. The act or process of converting limited evidence into grand claims by means of rhetorical ploys, especially punning.
2. The belief or practice that empirical evidence can only confirm and never disconfirm a favored theory.
3. Conclusions that are theory-driven, not evidence based. See also confirmation bias, painting with a broad brush, Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, post-modern critical theory, marketing.

Exemplar

Made in the image of

• The Wall Street Journal
• The Motley Fool
• The Epoch-Times
• The Onion
• Buzzfeed
• YAFM

Originating

In the year 2024 and continuing today, in the municipalities of

• Washington, DC
• Houston, TX
• Seattle, WA

Impressum

Publisher

Metagrapher

Editors

• Steve Day
• Erin Markovitch

Miscellanea

Corrigenda

Errata

Terms

Privacy