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chorography
noun cho·rog·ra·phy \kə-ˈrä-grə-fē\
Definition of CHOROGRAPHY
1
: the art of describing or mapping a region or district
2
: a description or map of a region; also : the physical conformation and features of such a region
— cho·rog·ra·pher \-grə-fər\ noun
— cho·ro·graph·ic \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈgra-fik, ˌkär-\ adjective
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Origin of CHOROGRAPHY
Latin chorographia, from Greek chōrographia, from chōros place + -graphia -graphy
Related to CHOROGRAPHY
- Synonyms
- geography, geomorphology, landscape, terrain, topography
Rhymes with CHOROGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography, xylography
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