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English
Etymology
From logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965).
Noun
logology (countable and uncountable, plural logologies)
- (now uncommon) The scientific study of words.
- Synonym: lexicology
- The study of logos (visual symbols or emblems).
- The study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns.
- Synonym: recreational linguistics
- (religion) The study of words in search for divine truth.
- Coordinate term: numerology
- (linguistics) The field of recreational linguistics.
Derived terms
Translations
scientific study of words
study of words for recreation
religion: study of words in search for God
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