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单词 psephology
释义

psephology

[ see-fol-uh-jee ]
/ siˈfɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of elections.

Origin of psephology

1950–55; <Greek psêpho(s) pebble + -logy; so called from the Athenian custom of casting votes by means of pebbles

OTHER WORDS FROM psephology

pse·pho·log·i·cal [‐fuh-loj-i-kuhl], /‐fəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivepse·phol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby psephology

PSD, PSE, psec, psellism, psephite, psephology, pseud, pseudagraphia, pseudallescheriasis, pseudamphora, pseudankylosis
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British Dictionary definitions for psephology

psephology
/ (sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the statistical and sociological study of elections

Derived forms of psephology

psephological (ˌsɛfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepsephologically, adverbpsephologist, noun

Word Origin for psephology

C20: from Greek psephos pebble, vote + -logy, from the ancient Greeks' custom of voting with pebbles
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