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dissectology

dissectology noun: the hobby, study, or craft of doing and collecting jigsaw puzzles.

Noun

dissectology (uncountable)

  1. The hobby, study, or craft of doing and collecting jigsaw puzzles.
    • the pastime is certainly not new, having derived from dissected maps in the 17th century and leading to the term dissectology, or the study of jigsaw puzzles2025 July 30, Colleen D'Angelo, “Dublin residents compete in the USA Jigsaw National Competition”, in City Scene

Origin of dissectology

From dissect + -ology.

Questions about dissectology

What does dissectology mean?
Dissectology means the hobby, study, or craft of doing and collecting jigsaw puzzles.
What part of speech is dissectology?
Dissectology is a noun.

Words near dissectology in the dictionary

  1. dissection
  2. dissectional
  3. dissections
  4. dissective
  5. dissectologist
  6. dissectology
  7. dissector
  8. dissectors
  9. dissects
  10. dissed
  11. disseise

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