noun · uncountable

gelotology

ge·lo·to·logy

сміхотерапія

смехотерапия

Gelotologie

The study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the bodyThe study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body.

UK/ˌd͡ʒɛləˈtɒləd͡ʒi/US/ˌd͡ʒɛləˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable)The study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body.
Gelotologie
смехотерапи́яsmexoterapíja
сміхотерапіяsmixoterapija

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body:

Русский

By meaning 1

study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body:

Origin

From Ancient Greek γέλωτος (gélōtos) (the genitive of γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”)) + English

From Ancient Greek γέλωτος (gélōtos) (the genitive of γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”)) + English -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject), coined by the anthropologist and linguist Edith Trager with participation from the American psychiatrist William F. Fry, Jr. (1924–2014) in March 1964.

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