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glos⋅sol⋅o⋅gy

  [glo-sol-uh-jee, glaw-]
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–noun Archaic.
linguistics.
Origin:
1710–20; glosso- + -logy

Related forms:
glos⋅so⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [glos-uh-loj-i-kuhl, glaw-suh-] , adjective
glos⋅sol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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Glossology

Glos*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? tongue + -logy: cf. F. glossologie. See 3d Gloss.]

1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.

2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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