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Chirograph Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -graph

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Noun
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A kind of mediaeval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.

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Rhyming Words
daph japh kaph raph alaph graph staph asaph paraph seraph teraph digraph epitaph bigraph oograph cograph subgraph biograph isograph duograph
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