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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-graphy

/-ˈɡrafi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
-g-ra-phy
IPA
/-ˈɡrafi/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.

Countable; Uncountable

suffix

Field of study.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy From French -graphie, inherited from Latin -graphia, borrowed from Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”). By surface analysis, -graph + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

-graphies (plural)

Phrases

-gram -graph -graphic -graphical

Frequently Paired Words

-gram -graph -graphic -graphical

Questions

How do you pronounce -graphy?
The recorded pronunciation is /-ˈɡrafi/.
What does -graphy mean?
Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.
Where does -graphy come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce -graphy

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