chorography
Americannoun
plural
chorographiesnoun
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the technique of mapping regions
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a description or map of a region, as opposed to a small area
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chorography
1550–60; < Latin chōrographia < Greek chōrographía, equivalent to chōro-, combining form of chṓra region + -graphia -graphy
Example Sentences
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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s film offers plenty of surprises, but what most struck me about this fanny-pack-swinging action set piece was that the fight chorography came from a group of YouTubers.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023
I shall, however, waive all Celtic theory, "for that way madness lies," and enter upon more sober chorography.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 by Turner, Dawson
He followed Ptolemy closely, enlarging on his distinction between geography and chorography, and expressing the artistic analogy in a rough diagram.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
This slender distinction was made much of by most subsequent writers until Nathanael Carpenter in 1625 pointed out that the difference between geography and chorography was simply one of degree, not of kind.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
It is distinguished from cosmography by dealing Cluverius. with the earth alone, not with the universe, and from chorography and topography by dealing with the whole earth, not with a country or a place.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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