psephology
псефология
Psephologie
The predictive or statistical study of electionsThe predictive or statistical study of elections.
UK/sɪˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/US/sɪˈfɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The predictive or statistical study of elections.
Psephologie
псефологияpsefologija
(uncountable)An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.
More definitions
- the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
Translations
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By meaning 1
the predictive or statistical study of elections:
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By meaning 1
the predictive or statistical study of elections:
Origin
From psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of AncieFrom psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for reckoning; pebble used for casting a vote”). The sense relating to elections was coined in 1948 by Frank Hardie.
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3 related wordsDerivedpsephological
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable