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chorographic

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cho⋅rog⋅ra⋅phy

  [kuh-rog-ruh-fee, kaw-, koh-]
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–noun, plural -phies. Geography.
a systematic, detailed description and analysis of a region or regions.
Origin:
1550–60; < L chōrographia < Gk chōrographía, equiv. to chōro-, comb. form of chra region + -graphia -graphy

Related forms:
cho⋅rog⋅ra⋅pher, noun
cho⋅ro⋅graph⋅ic  [kawr-uh-graf-ik, kohr-] , cho⋅ro⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
cho⋅ro⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cho·rog·ra·phy   (kə-rŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  

  1. The technique of mapping a region or district.

  2. A description or map of a region.


[Latin chōrographia, from Greek khōrographiā : khōros, place; see ghē- in Indo-European roots + -graphiā, -graphy.]
cho·rog'ra·pher n., cho'ro·graph'ic (kôr'ə-grāf'ĭk, kōr'-), cho'ro·graph'i·cal adj., cho'ro·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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