grammatology
/ˌɡɹæ.məˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌɡɹæ.məˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
grammatology noun: the scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
Noun
grammatology (countable and uncountable, plural grammatologies)
- The scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
Forms of grammatology
| plural | grammatologies |
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Origin of grammatology
From French grammatologie, attested in the 19th century.
Words formed from grammatology
Words that rhyme with grammatology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about grammatology
- What does grammatology mean?
- Grammatology means the scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
- What part of speech is grammatology?
- Grammatology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grammatology?
- Grammatology is pronounced /ˌɡɹæ.məˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of grammatology?
- The plural of grammatology is grammatologies.
Words near grammatology in the dictionary
Source and license
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