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car⋅tog⋅ra⋅phy

  [kahr-tog-ruh-fee]
–noun
the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.
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Origin:
1855–60; < L c(h)art(a) carte + -o- + -graphy

Related forms:
car⋅to⋅graph  [kahr-tuh-graf, -grahf] , noun
car⋅tog⋅ra⋅pher, noun
car⋅to⋅graph⋅ic  [kahr-tuh-graf-ik] , car⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
car⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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car·tog·ra·phy   (kär-tŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  The art or technique of making maps or charts.

[French cartographie : carte, map (from Old French, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card1) + -graphie, writing (from Greek graphiā; see -graphy).]
car·tog'ra·pher n., car'to·graph'ic (kär'tə-grāf'ĭk), car'to·graph'i·cal adj.
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cartography 
1859, from Fr. cartographie, from M.L. carta (see card (n.)) + Fr. -graphie, from Gk. -graphein "to write, to draw."
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cartography   (kär-tŏg'rə-fē)  Pronunciation Key 
The art or technique of making maps or charts.
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