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topography.

A precise description of a place.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/təˈpɒɡɹəfi/Received-Pronunciation/təˈpɑɡɹəfi/General-American
  1. A precise description of a place.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The features themselves.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The surveying of the features.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

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