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   to·pog·ra·phy

   /təˈpäɡrəfē/

   noun

   • 1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area: "the topography of the island"
   • ▪ a detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area.
   • ▪ the distribution of parts or features on the surface of or within an organ or organism.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek topographia, from topos ‘place’ + -graphia (see -graphy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. topographer noun

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