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geologist

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ge⋅ol⋅o⋅gist

[jee-ol-uh-jist]
–noun
a person who specializes in geologic research and study.

Origin:
1785–95; geolog(y) + -ist
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ge·ol·o·gy   (jē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. ge·ol·o·gies
  1. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.

  2. The structure of a specific region of the earth's crust.

  3. A book on geology.

  4. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the solid matter of a celestial body.


[Medieval Latin geōlogia, study of earthly things : Greek geō-, geo- + Greek -logiā, -logy.]
ge'o·log'ic (jē'ə-lŏj'ĭk), ge'o·log'i·cal adj., ge'o·log'i·cal·ly adv., ge·ol'o·gist n.
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