Suffixes -Graph and -Gram

Seismograph

• From the Greek 'seismo' meaning 'shake' + '-graph' meaning 'write'
• (noun) An instrument for measuring and recording movements of the Earths crust
• Seismographs are used to record the strength of earthquakes.

Typography

• from the Greek 'tupos' meaning 'impression' + '-graph' meaning 'write
• (noun) The style and arrangement of text, either printed on paper or displayed on a screen.
• The many fonts and formatting features availavle on computers today give people great control over the typography of their documents.

Monogram

• From Greek holos, "whole" + -graph, "write"
• A.noun A design composed of single letters, usually initials
• The towels bore the monogram of the homeowner
• B. verb To makes a design of single letters, usually initials
• The store will monogram the shirt for you

Monograph

Calligraphy

• From the 'mono-' meaning 'one' or 'singular' +'-graph' meaning 'write'
• (noun) A scholarly report on one subject
• Professor Ames published a monograph on metaphors used in Shakesearpearean plays.

• (noun) from Greek 'kallos', meaning 'beauty' + -graph, "write"
• Definition: the art of fine handwring; decorative handwriting
• Sentence: Some wedding invitations are written in calligraphy

Demography

Cartography

• (noun) from the Greek "demos", meaning "people" + -graph, "write".
• Definition: The study of characteristics of human population, such as size, growth, or age.
• Sentence: Demography has shown that the elderly population is rising worldwide.

• (noun) from Latin 'charta', meaning "paper mad from papyrus" + -graph, "write"
• Definition: the technique or art of making maps or charts
• Sentence: Modern cartography has included mapping the moon's surface.

Epigram

Graphic

• (noun) from Greek "epi-", meaning "surface"+ -gram "to write".
• Definition: A short, clever poem or saying.
• Sentence: "Little strokes fell great oaks" is a famous epigram by Benjamin Franklin

• From the Greek "graph", meaning 'write'
• A. (noun) A visual representation such as a graph or a picture.
• Sentence: Graphics called logos visually represent companies.
• B. (adjective) Decribed in a vivid and effective manner.
• Sentence: Sincliar Lewis's graphic description of horrible working conditions in factories shocked the U. S. public in the early 1900s.

Holography

• From the Greek 'holos' meaning 'whole' + -graph "write"
• A photographic technique that produces a three-dimensional image
• The holography museum featured a three-dimensional image of an ancient Egyptian statue.
• Hologram noun Many credit cards and drivers liscenses now feature holograms for identification purposes.

-Graph and -Gram

The Greek suffixes -gram and -graph both have to do with writing. The suffix is taken from the ancient Greek verb graphein, which means "to write". Graph is also used as a root. Some words also include the imaginary use of -graph; phonograph can be translated as "writing in sound" and photograph means "writing in light"

Suffixes -Graph and -Gram

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Emily Austad

Alexandra Barstow

Delaney Streicher