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cartography

car·tog·raphy

UK/kɐɹˈtɒɡɹəfi/ US/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/ uncommon

noun

1.

the making of maps and charts

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Origin

From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (gráphō, “write”)); carto- (“map”) + -graphy.

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