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thalassography

American

[thal-uh-sog-ruh-fee] / ˌθæl əˈsɒg rə fi /

noun

oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.

Other Word Forms

thalassographer noun
thalassographic adjective
thalassographical adjective

Etymology

Origin of thalassography

First recorded in 1885–90; thalasso- + -graphy

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