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pyrgology

pyrgology noun: the study of towers.

Noun

pyrgology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The study of towers.
    • They are replete with Medieval statistics, copious in architectural nomenclature, and above all they throw great light on the science of Pyrgology, developing the nature of military tenures and military defences, at a period when the barons of England were living in continual rebellion against the...1852, Robert John Charleton, Newcastle town, an account of its rise and progress, page 40

Origin of pyrgology

Ancient Greek

Questions about pyrgology

What does pyrgology mean?
Pyrgology means the study of towers.
What part of speech is pyrgology?
Pyrgology is a noun.

Words near pyrgology in the dictionary

  1. pyrexical
  2. pyrgeometer
  3. pyrgeometers
  4. pyrgeometric
  5. pyrgoidal
  6. pyrgology
  7. pyrgom
  8. pyrgomorphid
  9. pyrgomorphids
  10. Pyrgos
  11. pyrgotid

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