-graph

suffix

that writes

“stenograph”

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-gram
OriginAncient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- →
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Meanings

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

plural -graphs

  1. that writes

    stenograph

  2. metonymicallythat is written

    Synonyms: -gram

  3. by analogythat draws or shows
  4. metonymicallythat is drawn or shown

    photograph

    Synonyms: -gram

  5. A group of letters of a specified number.

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixthat is written

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-gram

suffixthat is drawn or shown

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-gram
Also see
-gram

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  3. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  4. English-graph

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

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Translations

Catalan -graf
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
Czech -graf, -pis
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
  • -pissomething related to writing etc.
Danish -graf
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
Finnish -grafi
  • -grafisomething related to writing etc.
French -graphe
  • -graphesomething related to writing etc.
German -graph
  • -graphsomething related to writing etc.
Hungarian -gráf
  • -gráfsomething related to writing etc.
Indonesian -graf
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
Latin -graphus
  • -graphussomething related to writing etc.
Malay -graf
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
Norwegian Bokmål -graf
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
Polish -graf
  • -grafsomething related to writing etc.
Portuguese -grafo
  • -grafosomething related to writing etc.
Russian -граф
  • -граф (-graf)something related to writing etc.
Spanish -grafo
  • -grafosomething related to writing etc.
Ukrainian -граф, -ґраф
  • -граф (-hraf)something related to writing etc.
  • -ґраф (-graf)something related to writing etc.
Cite this entry
APA

-graph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-graph

MLA

“-graph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-graph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-graph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-graph.

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