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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1559|origins=grc γῆ, grc γράφω}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[la-lat|geōgraphicus]] and [[-al]],^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[grc|γεωγραφικός|tr=geōgraphikós]], from [[m|grc|γεωγράφος|tr=geōgráphos|t=geographer]],^(NODE 1998) from [[m|grc|γῆ|tr=gê|t=earth]] and [[m|grc|γράφω|tr=gráphō|t=to write, draw]] (see [[geography]]).^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline) The New Oxford also allows [[fr|géographique]].^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or relating to geography: 1559 in the OED, the 1550s in Etymonline, the mid-16th century in the Shorter Oxford.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Fancifully, resembling a map, it is from 1885.^(OED 1989) Geographical latitude is the angle made with the equator by a perpendicular to the earth's surface.^(SOED 2002) It also means relating to location, as a large geographical area.^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1559 – geographical.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1885 – resembling a map.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to [[geography]].^(COED 2004)^(NODE 1998)

+ # Relating to the location of a place or area: ''a wide geographical area''.^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[geographically]]

+ * [[nongeographical]]

+ * [[ungeographical]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[geography]]

+ * [[geographic]]

+ * [[geology]]

+ * [[geometry]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}