Origin: Greek suffix -ography
Lexicography has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of writing dictionaries
The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
The word lexicography combines the Greek root lexico, meaning "words," with the suffix -graphy, which refers to something written about a specific subject. It was formed to describe the practice of writing dictionaries or other works focused on vocabulary.