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Meaning of OROGRAPHY

Pronunciation:  ow'râgrufee

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 Definition: [n]  the science of mountains
 
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 Synonyms: orology
 
 See Also: geology

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros, a mountain + -graphy.]
That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain
systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.
 

 

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