-graphy

noun combining form

: a way of writing or showing something

Full Definition of -GRAPHY

: writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object <stenography> <photography>

: writing on a (specified) subject or in a (specified) field <hagiography>

Latin -graphia, from Greek, from graphein

-GRAPHY Defined for Kids

noun suffix -g·ra·phy \grə-fē\

plural -g·ra·phies

: writing or picturing in a special way, by a special means, or of a special thing <photography>

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