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noun
The study of provinces, regions, cities, etc., as opposed to larger-scale geography.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Choreography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra) Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos) Ancient Greek χωρογρᾰ́φος (khōrogrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χωρογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (khōrogrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin chōrographiaslbor. English chorography Semi-learned borrowing from Latin chōrographia, from Ancient Greek χωρογραφία (khōrographía), from χωρογρᾰ́φος (khōrogrắphos) [itself from χώρα (khṓra) + -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)] + -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, choro- + -graphy.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵher-der.? Ancient Greek χορός (khorós) Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía) English chorography From Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “dance ring, round dance”) + -γραφία (-graphía). By surface analysis, chorus + -graphy. Compare Greek χορογραφία (chorografía).
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