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pho·nog·ra·phy
 phonography
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- pronunciation:
- f
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gr
fi
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the practice of transcribing speech sounds into symbols; phonetic spelling, writing, or transcription.
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| definition 2: |
any system of shorthand that is based on phonetic transcription.
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The word phonography
contains the following parts:
graph, -graphy
Greek
root
that means writing, drawing, recording
  Example words:
anemograph, arteriography, autobiography, autograph, autoradiograph, barograph, bibliography, biogeography, biography, cacography, calligraphy, cardiograph, cartography, chirography, choreography, chromolithography, chronograph, cinematography, cosmography, cryptography, crystallography, dactylography, demography, digraph, discography, electrocardiograph, electroencephalograph, epigraph, epigraphy, ethnography, geography, geopolitics, graph, graphic, graphics, graphite, graphology, hagiography, holograph, homograph, hydrography, iconography, lexicography, lithography, meteorograph, micrograph, microphotograph, mimeograph, monograph, myocardiograph, oceanography, orthography, oscillograph, paleography, pantograph, paragraph, petrography, phonograph, phonography, photograph, photography, photomicrograph, physiography, pictograph, planography, polygraph, pyrography, radiograph, radiotelegraph, roentgenography, seismograph, spectrograph, spectroheliograph, stenography, technography, telegraph, telephotography, thermograph, tomography, topography, typography, xerography, zoography
phon, phono, -phone, -phony
Greek
root
that means sound, voice
Example words:
allophone, antiphon, antiphony, cacophony, Dictaphone, dysphonia, euphonious, euphony, geophone, homophone, homophonic, megaphone, microphone, phon, phonate, phone, phoneme, phonemics, phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetics, phonic, phonics, phonogram, phonograph, phonography, phonolite, phonology, phonon, phonoscope, polyphony, quadraphonic, stereophonic, symphony, telephone, xylophone
- synonyms:
- son
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