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ol·o·gy  (l-j)
n. pl. ol·o·gies Informal
A branch of learning.
[From -ology.]
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Noun1.ology - an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
symbology - the study or the use of symbols and symbolism
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If there is any Ology left, of any description, that has not been worn to rags in this house, all I can say is, I hope I shall never hear its name.
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But you cannot expect me to believe that a dead man has the power to put out of joint the meteor- ology of this part of the world.
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