balneography
|bal-ne-o-gra-phy|
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/ˌbælniˈɑːɡrəfi/
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/ˌbælniˈɒɡrəfi/
writing/description of baths
Etymology
'balneography' combines Greek 'balaneion' (via Latin 'balneum') meaning 'bath' and Greek suffix 'graphia' meaning 'writing' or 'description'.
'balneography' derives from Greek 'balaneion' → Latin 'balneum' (both meaning 'bath') plus Greek-derived English suffix '-graphy' (from 'graphia', 'writing'), forming the Late modern English formation 'balneography'.
Initially it meant 'writing or description of baths', and this primary sense has been retained into current usage as a term for accounts or surveys of bathing places and their properties.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a written description, account, or survey of baths, mineral springs, or bathing places, often with emphasis on their locations, properties, and therapeutic uses.
The traveler's book included a balneography of the region's thermal springs and their reputed healing properties.
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Last updated: 2026/01/07 19:27