sozology
soz·o·logy
The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human…The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization.
UK/səʊˈzɒləd͡ʒi/US/soʊˈzɑləd͡ʒi/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Polish sozologia which is itself derived from Ancient Greek σῴζω (sLearned borrowing from Polish sozologia which is itself derived from Ancient Greek σῴζω (sōízō, “to save”) and Polish -logia (“-logy; a field of study”). The Polish term was coined by Polish geologist and ecologist Walery Goetel in 1965.
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Word family
4 related wordsDerivedsozological
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable