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{{Wiktionary|-graphy}}

The English [[suffix]] '''-graphy''' means a "field of study" or related to "writing" a book, and is an anglicization of the French {{lang|fr|-graphie}} inherited from the Latin {{lang|la|-graphia}}, which is a transliterated direct borrowing from Greek.

== Arts ==
* [[Cartography]] – the art and field of making maps.
* [[Choreography]] – the art of creating and arranging dances or ballets.
* [[Cinematography]] – the art of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema.
* [[Collagraph]]y - In [[printmaking]], a fine art technique in which [[collage]] materials are used as ink-carrying imagery on a printing plate. 
* [[Iconography]] – the art of interpreting the content by icons.
* [[Klecksography]] – the art of making images from inkblots.
* [[Lexicography]] – the study [[Lexicon|lexicons]] and the art of compiling dictionaries.
* [[Lithography]] – [[planographic printing]] technique.
* [[Photography]] – the art, practice or occupation of taking and printing photographs.
* [[Photolithography]] – the method for microfabrication in electronics manufacturing.
* [[Pornography]] – the practice, occupation and result of producing sexually arousing imagery or words.
* [[Pyrography]] – the art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks.
* [[Serigraphy]] – [[printmaking]] technique that uses a stencil made of fine synthetic material through which ink is forced.
* [[Tasseography]] – the art of reading tea leaves.
* [[Thermography]] – thermal imaging.
* [[Tomography]] – three-dimensional imaging.
* [[Typography]] – the art and techniques of [[type design]].
* [[Videography]] – the art and techniques of filming video.
* [[Vitreography]] – in [[printmaking]], a fine art technique that uses glass printing matrices.
* [[Xerography]] – the means of copying documents.

=== Writing ===
* [[Cacography]] – bad handwriting or spelling.
* [[Calligraphy]] – the art of fine handwriting.
* [[Ideogram|Ideography]] – the use of symbols to represent a concept or idea.
* [[Orthography]] – the rules of correct writing.
* [[Palaeography]] – the study of historical handwriting.
* [[Pictography]] – the use of pictographs.
* [[Steganography]] – the art of writing hidden messages.
* [[Stenography]] – the art of writing in shorthand.

== Types of works ==
{{See also|Bibliography#Non-book_material}}
* [[Bibliography]] – a list of [[Writing|writings]], typically those used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work or research.
** [[Metabibliography]] – bibliography of bibliographies.
* [[Biography]] – an account of a person's life.
** [[Autobiography]] – biography of a person written by themselves.
* [[Discography]] – a list of recorded music, or other [[sound recording]]s/auditory media.
* [[Filmography]] – a list of [[Film|films]], [[documentaries]], or other visual media.
* [[Ludography]] (or gameography) – a list of [[Game|games]], specifically [[Video game|video games]].
* Webography (or webliography or arachniography) – a list of [[Website|websites]], or [[URLs]].

== Fields of study ==
* [[Areography]] – the geography of Mars (studies the physical features of the planet).
* [[Cartography]] – the study and making of maps.
* [[Cosmography]] – the study and making of maps of the universe or cosmos.
* [[Cryptography]] – the study of securing information.
* [[Crystallography]] – the study of crystals.
* [[Demography]] – the study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics.
* [[Electroencephalography|Encephalography]] – recording of voltages from the brain.
* [[Epigraphy]] – the study of written inscriptions on hard surfaces.
* [[Ethnography]] – the study of cultures and cultural phenomena.
* [[Floriography]] – the language of flowers.
* [[Geography]] – study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the [[Earth]].
** [[Anthropogeography]] – study of human society's interactions and relationships with the environment.
** [[Orography]] – the study of mountains.
** [[Physiography]] – study of the processes and patterns in the Earth's environment.
* [[Hagiography]] – the study of saints.
* [[Historiography]] – study of the methods of historians
* [[Holography]] – study and mapping of computer project imaged called Holograms for interactive and assisted computations.
* [[Hydrography]] – measurement and description of any waters.
* [[Monograph|Monography]] – the study of a single specialized subject of the aspect of a subject.
* [[Oceanography]] – exploration and scientific study of the ocean and its phenomena.
* [[Orography]] – science and study of mountains.
* Pathography – study of the history of an individual or community with regard to the influence of a physical or mental condition.
* [[Radiography]] – use of X-rays to produce medical images.
* [[Reprography]] – reproduction of graphics through mechanical or electrical means.
* [[Selenography]] – the study and mapping of the physical features of the Moon.
* [[Topography]] – the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those of planets, moons and asteroids.
* [[Uranography]] – the study and mapping of stars and space objects.
* [[Zoology|Zoography]] – the study of animal description and their habits; descriptive zoology.

== Medical ==

* [[Mammography]] – an [[x-ray]] method used to examine the breast for detection of early-stage cancer and other diseases.
* [[Venography]] – a test that uses a x-ray moving pictures of blood in the veins of the legs and pelvis.
* [[Medical ultrasound|Ultrasonography]] – a test that uses energy sound waves to observe tissues and organs.
* [[Urography]] – an examination with an x-ray to evaluate the kidneys, ureters and bladder.

== See also ==
* [[-ism]]
* [[-ology]]
* [[ -logy]]
* [[List of words ending in ology]]

==References==
* {{cite book |title=The student's manual complete; an etymological vocabulary of words derived from the Greek and Latin |last=Black |first=Richard Harrison |year=1874 |publisher=Oxford University |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AnACAAAAQAAJ/page/n25 10]–12 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AnACAAAAQAAJ |quote=-graphy. |access-date=2009-07-28}}
* {{cite book |title=The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English |year=2009 |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-graphy.html |access-date=2009-07-28}}

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