-graphy

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-graphy

/-ɡɹəfi/
/-ˈɡrafi/ South Asia
[ɡræ(ː)fi ~ ɡræ(ː)phi] South Asia

Where it comes from

From French -graphie, inherited from Latin -graphia, borrowed from Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”). By surface analysis, -graph + -y.

suffix -graphies

countable, morpheme, uncountable Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.
countable, morpheme, uncountable Field of study.

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suffix Suffix denoting a written or represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject

Español	-grafía
Português	-grafia
Français	graphie
Deutsch	-graphie
Italiano	-grafia
Ελληνικά	-γραφία -grafía
Română	-grafie
Русский	-графия -grafija
עברית	־גרפיה gráfya

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"-graphy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-graphy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-graphy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-graphy

Chicago

"-graphy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-graphy.

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@misc{graphy_2026,
  title = {-graphy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-graphy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}