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logology

logology noun: the scientific study of words.

Noun

logology (countable and uncountable, plural logologies)

  1. (uncommon) The scientific study of words.
    Synonyms:
    lexicology
  2. The study of logos (visual symbols or emblems).
  3. The study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns.
    • [Another] such curiosity may be stumbled upon by someone interested in logology and in command of more than one language.1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation: An Olio of Orthographical Oddities, Scribner, page 124
    Synonyms:
    recreational linguistics
  4. The study of words in search for divine truth.
  5. The field of recreational linguistics.

Synonyms of logology

Forms of logology

plurallogologies

Origin of logology

From logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965).

Words formed from logology

Questions about logology

What does logology mean?
Logology means the scientific study of words.
What part of speech is logology?
Logology is a noun.
What is the plural of logology?
The plural of logology is logologies.

Words near logology in the dictionary

  1. logological
  2. logologically
  3. logologies
  4. logologist
  5. logologists
  6. logology
  7. logomach
  8. logomacher
  9. logomachers
  10. logomachic
  11. logomachical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: logology (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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