ology
noun [C] /ˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
/ˈɑː.lə-/ informalDefinition
› a subject that is studied at school, college, or university and is thought to need a large amount of special knowledge: "What's his new girlfriend studying?" "Oh, some ology or other. Pharmacology, I think."Subjects and disciplines
(Definition of ology noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -ics suffix
- applied adjective
- art noun (NOT SCIENCE)
- biology noun
- civics noun
- department noun
- departmental adjective
- discipline noun (SUBJECT)
- home economics noun
- humanity noun (SUBJECTS)
- ICT noun
- interdepartmental adjective
- mathematics noun
- modern languages noun
- psychology noun
- science noun
- scientific adjective
- scientist noun
- social science noun
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