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acology

/əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
a-co-lo-gy
IPA
/əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -logy. The first element could be from Proto-Indo-European *Hieh₂ḱ-. Or, less likely, related to Old Irish ícc (“healing, cure”). Or, of Semitic/Egyptian origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • British English: /əˈkɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aceology (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

autacoid

Synonyms

iamatology

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce acology?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What does acology mean?
Materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.
Where does acology come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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