"juxtology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌkstɑləd͡ʒi/ Forms: juxtologies [plural]
Etymology: Combination of juxta- (“alongside”) + -ology ("study of"). Apparently coined by R. Allen Shoaf in the 1980s Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|juxta|gloss1=alongside}} juxta- (“alongside”) +, {{l|en|-ology}} -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} juxtology (countable and uncountable, plural juxtologies)
  1. the study in literature of juxtaposition in text and semantics. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature

Inflected forms

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