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clownology en · NOUN

Etymology

From clown + -ology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The study of being a clown.
    • In addition to her duties as a clownology instructor, she is an active member of Clowns of America International[…] 1992, Catherine V. McIntyre, Writing effective news releases, page 98:
    • In the mid-seventies, she was the valedictorian of her clownology class. Among her many performances as a clown, she counts as her most memorable her performances at a national conference of the National Endowment for the Arts[…] 1994, Roberta Fernández, In other words: literature by Latinas of the United States, page 61:
    • At another graduation, Zoomer and Zonker, two students who met in the clownology course, were married[…] 1976, International Thespian Society, Dramatics: Volumes 48-49: