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graph

Greek

Variants

graphgraphygraphic

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Greek graphein (to write, draw). One of the most prolific roots in English, forming words for both the act of writing (graphic, calligraphy, graphite) and fields of study documented by writing (geography, biography, choreography). The suffix -graphy typically denotes a discipline or process of recording.

Associated Words

autobiographical

Relating to or based on the story of one's own life

TOEFLC2

autobiography

A book in which someone tells the story of their own life

TOEFLGREC1

bibliography

A list of sources or books cited in a work or related to a subject

IELTSGREB1

biographer

A person who writes someone's biography

TOEFLC2

biography

A written account of a person's life

IELTSTOEFLB1

calligraphy

The art of producing beautiful decorative handwriting

GREC2

cartographer

A person who makes maps

GREC2

choreograph

To design dance movements; to carefully plan and coordinate

TOEFLC2

choreography

The art of creating and arranging dance movements for a performance

TOEFLGREC2

demography

The scientific study of human populations and their characteristics

GREC2

discography

A complete list of all recordings by a musician or group

GREC2

geographic

Relating to geography or the physical features of a region

IELTSTOEFLB2

geography

The study of the Earth's physical features and human environments

IELTSB1

graphic

A picture or image; vividly explicit or pictorial

IELTSTOEFLGRE

graphics

Visual images or designs, especially computer-generated ones

TOEFLB1

graphite

A soft dark grey form of carbon used in pencils and as a lubricant

TOEFLGREC1

holograph

A handwritten document signed by its author; a hologram

GREC2

homograph

A word spelled the same as another but with a different meaning; 同形异义词

GREC2

iconographic

Relating to the study or use of images and symbols in art

TOEFLC2

kymograph

An instrument that records physiological variations on a rotating drum

TOEFLC2

lexicographer

A person who writes or compiles a dictionary

GREC2

lithograph

A print made by lithography; to produce such a print

TOEFLC2

monograph

A detailed scholarly work on a single subject

GREC1

paragraph

A distinct section of text dealing with one topic

NGSL 3kA1

photograph

A picture taken by a camera; to take a picture with a camera

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

photographer

A person who takes photographs professionally

A2

photographic

Relating to photography; extremely accurate and detailed

B1

photographs

Pictures taken by a camera; to take pictures with a camera

IELTSB1

photography

The art or practice of taking photographs

A2

seismograph

An instrument for detecting and recording earthquakes

TOEFLC2

stereophotograph

A photograph that creates a three-dimensional effect

TOEFL

telegraph

A device for sending long-distance messages; to send a telegram; to unintentionally reveal one's intentions

TOEFLB1

topographical

Relating to the physical features of a place

TOEFLC2

topography

The physical surface features of a region

TOEFLC1

typographical

Relating to typography or the printing of text

GREC2