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googology

/ˌɡuːˈɡɑləd͡ʒiː/

googology noun: the Internet search engine Google, or the use of it to find out information.

Noun (1)

googology (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) The Internet search engine Google, or the use of it to find out information.
    • According to googology, Prince Charles is the anti-christ. Look it up.2001 August 23, Edvins Augusts, “Pete Phoenix, are you English?”, in alt.astrology (Usenet)
    • Scroll down to 'googology 101' and 'googology 201', searching and advanced searching.2003 May 21, Chakolate, “Dr. Phil and Menopause”, in alt.support.menopause (Usenet)

Noun (2)

googology (uncountable)

  1. The study of large numbers.

Origin of googology

From Google + -ology.

From a blend of googol + -(o)logy.

Words formed from googology

Questions about googology

What does googology mean?
Googology means the Internet search engine Google, or the use of it to find out information.
What part of speech is googology?
Googology is a noun.
How do you pronounce googology?
Googology is pronounced /ˌɡuːˈɡɑləd͡ʒiː/.

Words near googology in the dictionary

  1. googolgon
  2. googolgons
  3. googological
  4. googologist
  5. googologists
  6. googology
  7. googolplex
  8. googolplexes
  9. googolplexian
  10. googolplexians
  11. googolplexplex

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