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graphy

graphy noun: a particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.

Noun

graphy (plural graphies)

  1. A particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.
    • The scribe of the Oxford M.S. of the Roland on several occasions employs a graphy ol or ul to spell the French developments of nepotem, nepotes; this graphy is not etymological […]1939, Mildred Katharine Pope, Studies in French Language and Mediaeval Literature, page 221
    • Since [ö] could be spelt eu, ue, oe (§§ 11.8, 12.2) these graphies were at times confused, thus peut or poet for puet.1974, E. Einhorn, Old French: A Concise Handbook, page 13

Forms of graphy

pluralgraphies

Origin of graphy

From French graphie.

Questions about graphy

What does graphy mean?
Graphy means a particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.
What part of speech is graphy?
Graphy is a noun.
What is the plural of graphy?
The plural of graphy is graphies.

Words near graphy in the dictionary

  1. graphotypic
  2. graphotyping
  3. graphs
  4. graphtriyne
  5. graphwork
  6. graphy
  7. graphyne
  8. graphynes
  9. graphzine
  10. graphzines
  11. grapier

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