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单词 potamography
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potamographyn.

Brit. /ˌpɒtəˈmɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌpɑdəˈmɑɡrəfi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ποταμός , -graphy comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ποταμός river (see potamic adj.) + -graphy comb. form.
rare.
The branch of geography that deals with rivers; the geographical description of rivers.
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1853 E. Hitchcock Outl. Geol. Globe 10 The Potamography, or a description of the rivers in different formations, is strikingly dissimilar.
1908 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 40 216 Section V.—Hydrography (Potamography and Limnology).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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