Ology
[ɒlәdʒi]
Definition
(noun.) an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge.
Inputed by Jackson--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
Typist: Millie
Definition
n. a science whose name ends in -ology hence any science generally.
Checker: Thelma
Examples
- These sagas, epics, and vedas do supply, in addition to arch?ology and philology, a third source of information about those vanished times. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But there is something—not an Ology at all—that your father has missed, or forgotten, Louisa. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- If there is any Ology left, of any description, that has not been worn to rags in this house, all I can say is, I hope I shall never hear its name. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- They tried me in various 'ologies, and still only got a shake of the head, and an unchanging Je n'en sais rien. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Ologies of all kinds from morning to night. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Editor: Pasquale