logology
logology · logologies
The scientific study of wordsThe scientific study of words.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncommon, uncountable)The scientific study of words.
(countable, uncountable)The study of logos (visual symbols or emblems).
(countable, uncountable)The study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns.
(countable, uncountable)The study of words in search for divine truth.
(countable, uncountable)The field of recreational linguistics.
Origin
From logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri BorgmanFrom logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965).
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Forms
plural: logologies| Singular | logology |
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Synonyms
2 synonymslexicologyrecreational linguistics
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable