OLOGY

ology

(noun) an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ology (plural ologies)

(colloquial) Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.

• William Beckford (novelist)

Anagrams

• 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



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27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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