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  1. -logysuffix

    A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

    Examples: biology, geology, genealogy

  2. -logysuffix

    Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.

    Examples: haplology, eulogy, trilogy, apology

  3. Etymology: The English -logy suffix originates with loanwords from the Greek, usually via Latin and French, where the suffix is an integral part of the word loaned. E.g. astrology from astrologia, since the 16th century.

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  1. -logy

    a combining form denoting a discourse, treatise, doctrine, theory, science; as, theology, geology, biology, mineralogy

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  1. -logy

    -logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek language ending in -λογία. The earliest English examples were anglicizations of the French -logie, which was in turn inherited from the Latin -logia. The suffix became productive in English from the 18th century, allowing the formation of new terms with no Latin or Greek precedent. The English suffix has two separate main senses, reflecting two sources of the -λογία suffix in Greek: ⁕a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge, e.g. theology or sociology. In words of the type theology, the suffix is derived originally from -λογ-, from the Greek verb λέγειν. The suffix has the sense of "the character or department of one who speaks or treats of [a certain subject]", or more succinctly, "the study of [a certain subject]". ⁕the root word nouns that refer to kinds of speech, writing or collections of writing, e.g. eulogy or trilogy. In words of this type, the "-logy" element is derived from the Greek noun λόγος. The suffix has the sense of "[a certain kind of] speaking or writing".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of -logy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of -logy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of -logy in a Sentence

  1. Mike Kellen:

    Etymology, n.: Some early etymological scholars come up with derivations that were hard for the public to believe. The term "etymology" was formed from the Latin "etus" ("eaten"), the root "mal" ("bad"), and "logy" ("study of"). It meant "the study of things that are hard to swallow."

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  1. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-Logy
  2. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-logy
  3. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=-logy

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  • -لوجيArabic
  • -βαρύςGreek
  • -pesadoSpanish
  • -logieFrench

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