GLOSSOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

glossology (countable and uncountable, plural glossologies)

The science of language; linguistics.

(botany) The naming of parts of plants.

(chiefly, lexicography) The definition and explanation of terms in constructing a glossary.

(medicine) The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.

Synonyms

• (science of language): glottology, linguistics

Source: Wiktionary


Glos*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. glossologie. See 3d Gloss.]

1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.

2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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