horography
Local history that involved the description of eventsLocal history (in Ancient Greece) that involved the description of events
Meaning
2 senses(historical, uncountable)Local history (in Ancient Greece) that involved the description of events
(uncountable)The art of constructing dials or instruments for indicating the hours.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὡρογραφία (hōrographía). By surface analysis, horo- + -graphy. CompareFrom Ancient Greek ὡρογραφία (hōrographía). By surface analysis, horo- + -graphy. Compare French horographie.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhorographic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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