Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selenography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-lenog-ra-phy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English selen- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English selenography From selen- + -o- + -graphy.

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What does selenography mean?
The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon.
Where does selenography come from?
Etymology tree English selen- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English selenography From selen- + -o- + -graphy.

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