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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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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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