| Title | physiolatry |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary phys·i·og·ra·phy \\ˌfi-zē-ˈä-grə-fē\\ noun ETYMOLOGY probably from French physiographie, from physi- + -graphie -graphy DATE circa 1828 : physical geography • phys·i·og·ra·pher \\-fər\\ noun • phys·io·graph·ic \\ˌfi-zē-ō-ˈgra-fik\\ also phys·io·graph·i·cal \\-fi-kəl\\ adjective Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged phys·i·og·ra·phy \ˌfizēˈägrəfē, -fi\ noun (-es) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin physiographia, from New Latin physi- + Latin -graphia -graphy 1. : a description of nature or natural phenomena in general :phenomenal as distinguished from theoretical or etiological natural science — sometimes used of the descriptive part of a particular science 2. a. : physical geography b. : the description and genetic interpretation of the relief features of the earth's surface : geomorphology |
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