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Encyclopedia - -ism: Encyclopedia - -ism
The English suffix -ism was first used to form a noun of action from a verb. It is taken from the Greek suffix -ismos that likewise forms...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia - -logy
The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - Usage
Although technically incorrect, "-ology" is sometimes used to describe a subject rather than the study of it. Technology is a typical exa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - Other Words Ending In Ology
Not all words ending in -ology are ologies in the above sense. In some words such as tautology and haplology, the -logy suffix is from th...   » Read the article