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graphy

-graphy

a combining form denoting a process or form of drawing, writing, representing, recording, describing, etc., or an art or science concerned with such a process: biography; choreography; geography; orthography; photography.

Origin:
< Greek -graphia. See -graph, -y3
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Graphy is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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-graphy suff.

  1. A writing or representation produced in a specified manner or by a specified process: tomography.

  2. A writing about or a representation of a specified thing: ophthalmography.

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