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ology

noun/ˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/

What It Means

Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.

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Ology in Context

“You learnt a great deal, Louisa, and so did your brother. Ologies of all kinds, from morning to night. If there is an Ology left, of any description, that has not been worn to rags...”

— 1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times

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From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences.

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