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ctetology

ctetology noun: the study of the origin of acquired characteristics.

Noun

ctetology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the origin of acquired characteristics.

Origin of ctetology

From Ancient Greek κτητός (ktētós, “acquired”) + -logy.

Questions about ctetology

What does ctetology mean?
Ctetology means the study of the origin of acquired characteristics.
What part of speech is ctetology?
Ctetology is a noun.

Words near ctetology in the dictionary

  1. Ctesibian
  2. Ctesiphon
  3. Ctesiphonian
  4. Ctesiphonians
  5. ctetic
  6. ctetology
  7. CTF
  8. CTFE
  9. CTFL
  10. CTFO
  11. CTFs

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