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penology

/pinˈɑlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
penol-o-gy
IPA
/pinˈɑlədʒi/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin poena (“penalty, punishment”) + -ology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

penologies (plural) pœnology (alternative) poenology (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

penologic penological penologically penologist

Synonyms

poenology

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce penology?
The recorded pronunciation is /pinˈɑlədʒi/.
What does penology mean?
Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.
Where does penology come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce penology

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