Logology

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of words. countable, uncommon, uncountable
  2. 2
    The study of logos (visual symbols or emblems). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns. countable, uncountable

    "[Another] such curiosity may be stumbled upon by someone interested in logology and in command of more than one language."

  4. 4
    The study of words in search for divine truth. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The field of recreational linguistics. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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lexicologyrecreational linguistics

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"[Another] such curiosity may be stumbled upon by someone interested in logology and in command of more than one language."

Etymology

From logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965).

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