escapology
/ˈɛs.kəˌpɑl.ə.dʒi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Viruses have ‘studied’ immunology over millions of years of coevolution with their hosts. During this ongoing education they have developed countless mechanisms to escape from the host's immune system. […] These escape strategies have been described as ‘camouflage’ and ‘sabotage’. Using these simple concepts we describe the spectrum of viral escapology […]"
- "Might it have been any different had Leroy Sané’s goal, late in the first half, not been wrongly given offside? Nobody will ever know but it was certainly true that City were threatening a remarkable feat of escapology in that part of the match."
Etymology
Etymology tree English escape Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English escapology From escape + -ology.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛs.kəˌpɑl.ə.dʒi/
- British English: /ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒiː/