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Etymology
From Gr. -λογία (-logia) (often via L. -logia), from Gr. root of λÎγειν legein "to speak"; thus, "the character or department of one who speaks or treats of (a certain subject)"; see lecture.
Pronunciation
AHD|-l�j�, IPA|/-l�ʤi/, SAMPA|/-l@dZi/
Suffix
-logy (or -ology when including the connecting vowel -o- that is commonly used in connecting two elements of Greek origin)
- A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
#:Examples: biology, geology, genealogy
#:For more examples, see w:List of ologies|Wikipedia:List of ologies
- Something said, or a way of speaking.
#:Examples: haplology, eulogy
Derived terms
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acarology
acridilogy
actinobiology
actinology
adenology
aerobiology
aerology
aeropalynology
aetiology
agnoiology
agrobiology
agrology
agrostology
algology
allergology
amphibiology
andrology
anesthesiology
angelology
angiology
anthropology
apiology
arachnology
archaeology
archaeozoology
areology
assyriology
astrobiology
astrogeology
astrology
atmology
atomology
audiology
autecology
auxology
axiology
bacteriology
balneology
bioclimatology
bioecology
biology
biometeorology
boxology
bryology
campanology
cardiology
carpology
cereology
cetology
chelonology
christology
chorology
chronology
climatology
coleopterology
coniology
conchology
cosmology
craniology
criminology
cryology
cryptology
cryptozoology
cynology
cytomorphology
cytology
deltiology
demonology
dendrochronology
dendrology
deontology
dermatology
desmology
dialectology
dosology
doxology
ecclesiology
ecology
ecophysiology
edaphology
egyptology
electrophysiology
embryology
emetology
encephalology
endocrinology
enigmatology
enology
entomology
enzymology
epidemiology
epistemology
eschatology
ethnology
ethnomusicology
ethology
etiology
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etymology
evolutionary biology
evolutionary psychology
exobiology
fornicology
fetology
garbology
gastrology
gastroenterology
gemmology
gemology
genealogy
geneology
genecology
geochronology
geology
geomorphology
gerontology
glaciology
grammatology
graphology
gynaecology
gynecology
hematology
heliology
helioseismology
helminthology
henology
hepatology
herbology
herpetology
histology
histopathology
historiology
horology
hydrogeology
hydrology
hypnology
ichthyology
ichnology
immunology
islamology
japanology
judeology
karyology
killology
kinesiology
kinology
kremlinology
kymatology
laryngology
lepidopterology
lexicology
limnology
lithology
lymphology
malacology
mammalogy
mereology
meteorology
methodology
metrology
microbiology
micrology
mineralogy
mixology
molinology
monadology
morphology
musicology
mycology
myology
myrmecology
mythology
nanotechnology
neonatology
nephology
nephrology
neurology
neuropathology
neurophysiology
nosology
numerology
oceanology
odonatology
odontology
oenology
oikology
omphalology
oncology
ontology
oology
ophthalmology
organology
ornithology
orthopterology
orology
osteology
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otolaryngology
otology
otorhinolaryngology
ovology
paleontology
paleoanthropology
paleoclimatology
paleoecology
palynology
parapsychology
parasitology
pathology
pedology
penology
petrology
pharmacology
phenology
phenomenology
phonology
phrenology
physiology
phytology
planetology
planktology
pneumology
pomology
posology
primatology
psychobiology
psychology
psychopharmacology
psychophysiology
pulmonology
pyrology
radiology
reflexology
rheology
rheumatology
rhinology
sarcology
scatology
scientology
seismology
selenology
semiology
serology
serpentology
sexology
sinology
sitiology
sociology
sociobiology
somnology
soteriology
sovietology
speleology
splanchnology
sporalogy
stemmatology
stomatology
symbology
symptomatology
synecology
technology
teleology
teratology
testamentology
thanatology
theriology
thermology
theology
thremmatology
tidology
tocology
tonolgy
topology
toxicology
traumatology
traumatopsychology
tribology
trichology
typology
urology
ufology
vaccinology
venereology
vermeology
vexillology
victimology
virology
volcanology
vulcanology
xenobiology
xylology
zooarchaeology
zoology
zymology
Related terms
-logical
-logically
-logist
ology
Translations
trans-top|branch of learning
Afrikaans: -logië f
Alsatian: -logie f
Aragonese: -lochÃa f
Bosnian: -logie f
Belarusian: -логи�а (-logija) f
Bosnian: -logija f
Breton: -loji f
Bulgarian: -логи� (-logja) f
Capeverdean Crioulo
- Santo Antão: -logia? f
- São Vicente: -logia? f
Catalan: -logia f
Cebuano: -lohia
Chinese: å¦
- Cantonese: haak
- Mandarin: xue
Corsican: -logia? f
Croatian: t|hr|-logija|f
Czech: -logija f
Danish: -logi f
Dutch: -logie f
Esperanto: -logio f
Estonian: -logi?
Filipino/Tagalog: -lohia
Finnish: -logia f
French: -logie f
Galician: -loxÃa
Georgian: -����� (-logia) f
German: -logie f
Greek: t+|el|-λογία|f|tr=-logia
Hebrew: -����� (-loyih)
Hungarian: -lógia fdnudnya
Ido: -logio f
Icelandic: -fræði
Indonesian: -logi
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Interlingua: -logia
Interlingue: -logie
Irish: -laÃocht
Italian: -logia f
Japanese: å¦ (gaku), (-roji) with non-Japanese origins
Korean: � (-hag)
Latin: -logia f
Latvian: -logija f
Lithuanian: -logija f
Low Saxon: -logie f
Luxembourgish: -logie f
Macedonian: -логи�а (-logija)
Malay: -logi
Norwegian: -logi d
Occitan: -logia f
Polish: -logia f
Portuguese: -logia f
Romanian: -logie f
Russian: -логи� f (-logija or -logiya)
Sardinian: -logia f
Serbian:
:: Cyrillic: -логи�а f
:: Latin: -logija f
Sicilian: -logia f
Slovak: -lógia f (e.g. biológia, psychológia)
Slovenian: -logija f
Spanish: -logia f
Sundanese: -logi
Swedish: -logi c
Thai: -วิ�ยา (-?thai?)
Turkish: -loji f
Ukrainian: лог�� (-logija) f
Vietnamese: hoc [å¦]
Welsh: -leg
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See also
anthology
apology
chronology
cosmetology
decalogy
dilogy
docimology
doxology
duology
eulogy
Francology
hagiology
heterology
homology
edeology
kibology
mid
menology
misology
onology
philology
photology
phraseology
piphilology
reflexology
scientology
tautology
terminology
Tetralogy of Fallot
trilogy
tropology
zumology
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