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ekphrasis

Summary

ekphrasis is a literature term[1]. ekphrasis ranks in the top 9% of literature_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (760 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ekphrasis's instance of is recorded as literature term[3].
  • ekphrasis's instance of is recorded as literary genre[4].
  • ekphrasis is a type of description[5].
  • ekphrasis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ekphrasis[6].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include literature term[3] and literary genre[4].

Why It Matters

ekphrasis ranks in the top 9% of literature_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (760 views/month).[2] ekphrasis has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] ekphrasis is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ekphrasis. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekphrasis
MLA “ekphrasis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekphrasis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ekphrasis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ekphrasis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekphrasis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literature term, literary genre
    Topic's main category → Category:Ekphrasis
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → description
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28509, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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