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ptochology

ptochology noun: the study of poverty,.

Noun

ptochology (uncountable)

  1. The study of poverty,

Origin of ptochology

From Ancient Greek πτωχός (ptōkhós, “beggar, poor”) + -logy.

Words formed from ptochology

Questions about ptochology

What does ptochology mean?
Ptochology means the study of poverty,.
What part of speech is ptochology?
Ptochology is a noun.

Words near ptochology in the dictionary

  1. PTO
  2. ptochocracies
  3. ptochocracy
  4. ptochologist
  5. ptochologists
  6. ptochology
  7. PTOL
  8. Ptolemaean
  9. Ptolemaian
  10. Ptolemaic
  11. Ptolemaic comma

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