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cartography.

The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/Australia/kɐɹˈtɒɡɹəfi/Canada/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹɘfɪi̯/New-Zealand/kɑːˈtɒɡɹəfi/UK
  1. The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.

    uncountable · usually
  2. An illustrative discussion of a topic.

    countable · figuratively · usually
Where this word comes from

From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (gráphō, “write”)); carto- (“map”) + -graphy.

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