Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ology

/ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: ol-o-gy
IPA: /ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Dr Ehrhart protested no country under the sun equalled Portugal for curiosities in mineralogy, theology, and wineology – which ology he was convinced was the best of them all."
"You learnt a great deal, Louisa, and so did your brother. Ologies of all kinds, from morning to night. If there is an Ology left, of any description, that has not been worn to rags..."
"The ideal world, for them, is not a world of facts, but only of the meaning of facts; it is a point of view for judging facts. It appertains to a different "-ology," […]"
"An ology! He gets an ology and he says he's failed. You get an ology, you're a scientist!"

Etymology

From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
British English: /ˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

ologies (plural)

Phrases

-logy

Frequently Paired Words

-logy

Homonyms

-ology

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce ology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What does ology mean?: Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.
Where does ology come from?: From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences.

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