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odology

odology noun: the study of roads or paths.

Noun

odology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of roads or paths.
    • Emphasizing the importance of the road as a central force in human affairs and underscoring the interdisciplinary scope and sociological underpinnings of his approach, Jackson proclaimed: “Odology is the science or study of roads or journeys and, by extension, the study of streets and superhighways...2003, Chris Wilson, Everyday America: Cultural Landscape Studies After J. B. Jackson

Forms of odology

alternative formhodology

Origin of odology

Coined by John Brinckerhof Jackson, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + -logy.

Questions about odology

What does odology mean?
Odology means the study of roads or paths.
What part of speech is odology?
Odology is a noun.

Words near odology in the dictionary

  1. odobenine
  2. odobenines
  3. Odobești
  4. odograph
  5. odographs
  6. odology
  7. Odom
  8. odometer
  9. odometer fraud
  10. odometers
  11. odometre

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