horography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. local history (in Ancient Greece) that involved the description of events
  2. The art of constructing dials or instruments for indicating the hours.

Word forms

horography

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὡρογραφία (hōrographía). By surface analysis, horo- + -graphy. Compare French horographie.

Derived words

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