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ESCAPOLOGY

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es⋅cap⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [i-skey-pol-uh-jee, es-key-]
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–noun Chiefly British.
the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer.
Origin:
1935–40; escape + -o- + -logy

Related forms:
es⋅cap⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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es·cap·ol·o·gy   (ěs'kā-pŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The art, skill, or practice of escaping.
es'cap·ol'o·gist n.
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