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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cartography /kɑːˈtɒgrəfi/

▶noun the science or practice of drawing maps.

– derivatives
cartographer noun,
cartographic adjective,
cartographical adjective,
cartographically adverb.

– origin C19: from Fr. cartographie, from carte (see card1) + -graphie (see -graphy).

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