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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-logy, suffix. - -logy comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "word.'' It is attached to roots to form nouns with the meanings: "field of study, discipline;
list of'':astro- (= star) + -logy → astrology (= study of the influence of stars on events);bio- (= life) + -logy → biology (= study of living things).
See -log-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -logy n combining form - indicating the science or study of: musicology
- indicating writing, discourse, or body of writings: trilogy, phraseology, martyrology
Etymology: from Latin -logia, from Greek, from logos word; see logos-logical, -logic adj combining form -logist n combining form lo•gy (lō′gē),USA pronunciation adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. - lacking physical or mental energy or vitality;
sluggish;
dull;
lethargic.
- Dutch log heavy, cumbersome + -y1
- perh. 1840–50, American.
- a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge:paleontology; theology.
- a termination of nouns referring to writing, discourses, collections, etc.:trilogy; martyrology.
- Greek. See -logue, -y3
- Latin -logia
- Middle English -logie
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