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Tolkienology

Tolkienology noun: the academic study of the works of British author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Noun

Tolkienology (uncountable)

  1. The academic study of the works of British author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Origin of Tolkienology

From Tolkien + -ology.

Questions about Tolkienology

What does Tolkienology mean?
Tolkienology means the academic study of the works of British author J. R. R. Tolkien.
What part of speech is Tolkienology?
Tolkienology is a noun.

Words near Tolkienology in the dictionary

  1. Tolkienists
  2. Tolkienite
  3. Tolkienites
  4. Tolkienologist
  5. Tolkienologists
  6. Tolkienology
  7. Tolkiens
  8. Tolkieny
  9. Tolkies
  10. tolkusha
  11. toll

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