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-graph

-graph suffix: that writes.

Suffix

-graph (noun-forming suffix, plural -graphs)

  1. that writes
    • stenograph
  2. (metonymically) that is written
    Synonyms:
    -gram
  3. (by analogy) that draws or shows
  4. (metonymically) that is drawn or shown
    • photograph
    Synonyms:
    -gram
  5. A group of letters of a specified number.

Synonyms of -graph

Forms of -graph

plural-graphs

Origin of -graph

From Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos, “that writes, describes”), from γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze”), whence also -graphy.

Words formed from -graph

Questions about -graph

What does -graph mean?
-graph means that writes.
What part of speech is -graph?
-graph is a suffix.

Words near -graph in the dictionary

  1. -gov-
  2. -grade
  3. -grades
  4. -gram
  5. -gramme
  6. -graph
  7. -grapher
  8. -graphia
  9. -graphic
  10. -graphical
  11. -graphs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -graph (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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