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Originally Posted by Harmon
I'm looking for the equivalent - something limited to the written appearance of the word.
Mimesis would cover both.
(Gee, this might be the opportunity to make up a word! Something from the Latin or Greek should do the trick - but I don't know those languages.)
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You have me intrigued, Sir!
What exactly does "limited to appearance of word" mean here. All that comes to my mind is that a word is either long or short, alternatively easy or difficult. Are you suggesting something that describes a long and difficult word as opposed to a short and easy? I suppose you could also make a difference between rich in vowels (like Hawaiian) and rich in consonants (pick any Slavic language).