-graphy

noun combining form

1

: writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object

stenography

photography

2

: writing on a (specified) subject or in a (specified) field

hagiography

Word History

Etymology

Latin -graphia, from Greek, from graphein

Kids Definition

-graphy

noun combining form

-g·​ra·​phy

g-rə-fē

plural -graphies

: writing or representation in a (specified) manner or by a (specified) means or of a (specified) object

photography

telegraphy

Etymology

derived from Latin -graphia "writing," from Greek graphein "to write"