chorography
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Elements, or Principles of Chorography."
- "He considers the origin and antiquity of dancing; its utility; its requisite qualities; the minuet; the Scotch reel; chorography, or the notation of dances; hints to young teachers of dancing; observations on walking; defects of the body, and methods of correction and cure; of the chest and shoulders, &c. &c."
- "Among the antiquities of this subject chorography, or orchesography, the art of dancing notation, deserves a place."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos) Ancient Greek χωρογρᾰ́φος (khōrogrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χωρογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (khōrogrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin chōrographiaslbor. English chorography Semi-learned borrowing from Latin chōrographia, from Ancient Greek χωρογραφία (khōrographía), from χωρογρᾰ́φος (khōrogrắphos) [itself from χώρα (khṓra) + -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)] + -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, choro- + -graphy.