n. [ Gr. &unr_; a writing of speeches; lo`gos word, speech + &unr_; to write: cf. F. logographie. ] 1. A method of printing in which whole words or syllables, cast as single types, are used. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, -- a number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three or four words. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. topographie, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a place + &unr_; to write. ] The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Topography, as the description of particular places, is distinguished from chorography, the description of a region or a district, and for geography, the description of the earth or of countries. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]