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ol⋅o⋅gy

[ol-uh-jee]
–noun, plural -gies. Informal or Facetious.
any science or branch of knowledge.

Origin:
1795–1805; extracted from words like biology, geology where the element -logy is preceded by -o-; see -o-
ol·o·gy   (ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. ol·o·gies Informal
A branch of learning.

[From -ology.]

Ology

Ol"o*gy\, n. [See -logy.] A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.

He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever. --De Quincey.
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