Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: odol-o-gy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of roads or paths.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Emphasizing the importance of the road as a central force in human affairs and underscoring the interdisciplinary scope and sociological underpinnings of his approach, Jackson proclaimed: “Odology is the science or study of roads or journeys and, by extension, the study of streets and superhighways and trails and paths, how they are used, where they lead, and how they come into existence."

Etymology

Coined by John Brinckerhof Jackson, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + -logy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὁδός
Suffix: logy

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hodology (alternative)

Questions

What does odology mean?: The study of roads or paths.
Where does odology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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