Cenology
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The study of the overall organization and relationships within a system.
"Within the Axiomatic Functionalist (AF) approach, Grammar, Systemology and ultimately Semiotics are the parent disciplines of Parasyntax. Parasyntax, alongside Morphology and Syntax, is a sub-discipline of Grammar; Grammar, together with Cenology, is a sub-discipline of Systemology and Systemology, alongside Ontology and Semantics, is a sub-discipline of Semiotics."
- 2 Clipping of biocenology. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
"The basis of cenology is the sampling survey, of which the plankton programme of the International Indian Ocean Expedition is a fairly typical example."
Example
More examples"Within the Axiomatic Functionalist (AF) approach, Grammar, Systemology and ultimately Semiotics are the parent disciplines of Parasyntax. Parasyntax, alongside Morphology and Syntax, is a sub-discipline of Grammar; Grammar, together with Cenology, is a sub-discipline of Systemology and Systemology, alongside Ontology and Semantics, is a sub-discipline of Semiotics."
Etymology
From ceno- + -logy.
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