ology
(noun) an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ology (plural ologies)
(colloquial) Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.
• William Beckford (novelist)
• LOOGY, gooly, loogy
Source: Wiktionary
Ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [See -logy.]
Definition: A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge. He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
