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Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

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

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