graphicacy

noun graph·i·ca·cy \ˈgra-fə-kə-sē\

Definition of GRAPHICACY

: the ability to understand, use, or generate graphic images (as maps and diagrams)

graphic + -acy (as in literacy)

First Known Use: 1965

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