"ology" meaning in English

See ology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ology.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ologies [plural]
enPR: ŏʹlə-jē [General-American] Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences. Etymology templates: {{m|en|-ology}} -ology Head templates: {{en-noun}} ology (plural ologies)
  1. (colloquial) Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”. Tags: colloquial Related terms: -logy
    Sense id: en-ology-en-noun-Pz~g9jqn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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