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-graphy

noun combining form

1 : writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object stenography photography 2 : writing on a (specified) subject or in a (specified) field hagiography

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Latin -graphia, from Greek, from graphein

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noun combining form -g·​ra·​phy g-rə-fē plural -graphies : writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object photography telegraphy Etymology

derived from Latin -graphia "writing," from Greek graphein "to write"

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