"escapology" meaning in All languages combined

See escapology on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛs.kəˌpɑl.ə.dʒi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-escapology.wav Forms: escapologies [plural]
Etymology: From escape + -ology. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|escape|ology}} escape + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} escapology (usually uncountable, plural escapologies)
  1. The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the study or art of escaping from a constriction): 脫逃術 /脱逃术 (tuōtáoshù) (Chinese Mandarin), eskapologia (Finnish), escapologie [feminine] (French), 脱出芸 (dasshutsu-gei) (alt: だっしゅつげい) (Japanese), escapologia [feminine] (Occitan), escapologia [feminine] (Portuguese), escapismo [masculine] (Spanish), utbrytarkonst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-escapology-en-noun-kXCX19tq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'the study or art of escaping from a constriction': 79 21
  2. (figurative) Escape from a difficult situation. Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-escapology-en-noun--XvXPnX7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: escapological, escapologist

Inflected forms

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