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-logies

Syllables: -lo·gies/-lə.d͡ʒiz/

-logies is the plural of -logy.

Meaning of -logy

Suffix

-logy (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -logies)

  1. (usually) A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
    • Examples: biology, geology, genealogy
    Synonyms:
    -ics, -istics, -lore, -s
  2. (usually) Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.
    • Examples: haplology, eulogy, trilogy, apology

Questions about -logies

What is -logies the plural of?
-logies is the plural of -logy.
How do you pronounce -logies?
-logies is pronounced /-lə.d͡ʒiz/.

Words near -logies in the dictionary

  1. -log
  2. -loger
  3. -logia
  4. -logic
  5. -logical
  6. -logies
  7. -logist
  8. -logs
  9. -logue
  10. -logues
  11. -logy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -logies (page history and authors); -logy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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