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cartography

Main Entry:: car·tog·ra·phy
Pronunciation:: \-fē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French cartographie, from carte card, map + -graphie -graphy — more at card
Date:: circa 1847

: the science or art of making maps

— car·to·graph·ic

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\ˌkär-tə-ˈgra-fik\ also car·to·graph·i·cal

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\-fi-kəl\ adjective

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\-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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