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-graphy
a combining form denoting a process or form of drawing, writing, representing, recording, describing, etc., or an art or science concerned with such a process.
biography; choreography; geography; orthography; photography.
-graphy
combining form
indicating a form or process of writing, representing, etc
calligraphy
photography
indicating an art or descriptive science
choreography
oceanography
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of -graphy1
Example Sentences
“The word ‘photo’ or ‘photon’ means light and ‘graphy’ means writing,†he said.
Chief among the novelties is Graphy, a component of the manual mode in LG’s camera app that will allow users to apply the same “style and mood†of a chosen professional photo to their own.
Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s “African Kaiser,†I might give up reading fiction and literary bioÂgraphy.
It’s not only his choreoÂgraphy that can get spiky.
Contrary to the current trend in art photoÂgraphy, his pictures are printed small, sometimes no bigger than the size of a snapshot.
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When To Use
The combining form -graphy is used like a suffix meaning “a process or form of drawing, writing, representing, recording, describing, etc.†or "an art or science concerned with such a process." It is often used in scientific and technical terms.The form -graphy comes from Greek -graphia, used to denote abstract nouns of action or function related to -graphos, meaning "drawn or written." To learn more, read our entry on graph.What are variants of -graphy?While -graphy doesn't have any variants, it is related to the forms -graph, as in radiograph, and -graphic, as in histographic. Want to know more? Read our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use articles on -graphy and -graphic.
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