Cartography Definition
kär-tŏgrə-fē
noun
The art or work of making maps or charts.
Webster's New World
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. [from 20th c.]
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Other Word Forms of Cartography
Noun
Singular:
cartography
Plural:
cartographiesOrigin of Cartography
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French cartographie carte map (from Old French) (from Latin charta, carta paper made from papyrus card1) -graphie writing (from Greek -graphiā –graphy)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartēs, “sheet of paper”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (graphō, “write”)).
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