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-ology
suffix /-ɒl.ə.dʒi/
/-ɑː.lə.dʒi/ Definition
› the scientific study of a particular subject: geology climatologySubjects and disciplines
(Definition of -ology suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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