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a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph).

Origin:
< Gk -graphos (something) drawn or written, one who draws or writes. See grapho-
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  1. Something written or drawn: monograph.

  2. An instrument for writing, drawing, or recording: seismograph.


[French -graphe, from Late Latin -graphus, from Greek -graphos, from graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
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-graph suff.
An instrument for writing, drawing, or recording: cardiograph.

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