Root 'graph' to write

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autobiography

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writing about a person’s life written by that person

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autograph

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the writing of one’s own name

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bibliography

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the written list of all the books used in a report or book

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biography

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a book written about a person’s life

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cartography

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mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

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homograph

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a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g., bow—hair and bow—ship)

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paragraph

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a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

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phonograph

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record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

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photography

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the use of light to record an image using a camera

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seismograph

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a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth