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geographer

[jee-og-ruh-fer]

ge·og·ra·pher

[jee-og-ruh-fer]
noun
a person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study.

Origin:
1535–45; < Late Latin geōgraph(us) (< Greek geōgráphos, equivalent to geō- geo- + gráphos a writer; see -graph) + -er1
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Geographer is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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geography (dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n , pl -phies
1.  the study of the natural features of the earth's surface, including topography, climate, soil, vegetation, etc, and man's response to them
2.  the natural features of a region
3.  an arrangement of constituent parts; plan; layout
 
ge'ographer
 
n
 
geographical
 
adj
 
geo'graphic
 
adj
 
geo'graphically
 
adv

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