-graphy

noun combining form

: writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object

stenography

photography

: writing on a (specified) subject or in a (specified) field

hagiography

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Latin -graphia, from Greek, from graphein

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-graphy

noun combining form

-g·ra·phy

g-rə-fē

plural -graphies

: writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object

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derived from Latin -graphia "writing," from Greek graphein "to write"

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