ologyn.

Brit.

/ˈɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˈɑlədʒi/

Forms: 1800s– ology, 1800s– 'ology.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: -ology comb. form.

Etymology: < -ology comb. form.

colloquial.

An academic discipline or field of knowledge; esp. one of the physical, biological, or social sciences.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun]

craftOE

lorec1290

cunning1340

facultyc1384

sciencea1387

intelligencea1393

disciplinea1398

masterya1425

learning1570

skill1570

doctrine1594

ism1680

ology1811

ography1828

sophya1843

osophy1851

1811 E. Nares Thinks I to Myself (ed. 5) I. 68 She..was therefore supposed to understand Chemistry, Geology, Philology, and a hundred other ologies.

1854 C. Dickens Hard Times ii. ix. 236 Ologies of all kinds, from morning to night. If there is any Ology left..that has not been worn to rags in this house..I hope I shall never hear its name.

1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 189 Maid-servants, I hear people complaining, are getting instructed in the ‘ologies’.

1927 G. D. H. Cole & M. Cole Murder at Crome House iv. 42 ‘I don't think she's interested in anything except some 'ology—.’ ‘Psychology, I think, sir,’ said Johnson.

1976 A. Price War Game i. ix. 172 One's doing a thesis on geology now, and the other's writing a book on meteorology. Ology is about the only thing they have in common.

1999 Daily Tel. 26 May 24/6 The days of the ‘ologies’ (be they zoo- or entomo-) were giving way to a single science, and he had not noticed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ology
释义	ologyn. Brit. /ˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈɑlədʒi/ Forms: 1800s– ology, 1800s– 'ology. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: -ology comb. form. Etymology: < -ology comb. form. colloquial. An academic discipline or field of knowledge; esp. one of the physical, biological, or social sciences. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [noun] craftOE lorec1290 cunning1340 facultyc1384 sciencea1387 intelligencea1393 disciplinea1398 masterya1425 learning1570 skill1570 doctrine1594 ism1680 ology1811 ography1828 sophya1843 osophy1851 1811 E. Nares Thinks I to Myself (ed. 5) I. 68 She..was therefore supposed to understand Chemistry, Geology, Philology, and a hundred other ologies. 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times ii. ix. 236 Ologies of all kinds, from morning to night. If there is any Ology left..that has not been worn to rags in this house..I hope I shall never hear its name. 1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 189 Maid-servants, I hear people complaining, are getting instructed in the ‘ologies’. 1927 G. D. H. Cole & M. Cole Murder at Crome House iv. 42 ‘I don't think she's interested in anything except some 'ology—.’ ‘Psychology, I think, sir,’ said Johnson. 1976 A. Price War Game i. ix. 172 One's doing a thesis on geology now, and the other's writing a book on meteorology. Ology is about the only thing they have in common. 1999 Daily Tel. 26 May 24/6 The days of the ‘ologies’ (be they zoo- or entomo-) were giving way to a single science, and he had not noticed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -ologycomb. form < n.1811 see also
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