Meaning & use
-graphy
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A suffix meaning a process, method, or art of writing, recording, or describing.
See it in a sentence
Photography combines the Greek roots for 'light' and this suffix meaning 'writing.'
Biography literally means the writing of a person's life.
A note on using this word
This suffix appears in many English words such as geography, calligraphy, and choreography, always attached to another root.
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