escapology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɛs.kəˌpɑl.ə.dʒi/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English escape Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English escapology From escape + -ology.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
Viruses have ‘studied’ immunology over millions of years of coevolution with their hosts. During this ongoing education they have developed countless mechanisms to escape from the host's immune system. […] These escape strategies have been described as ‘camouflage’ and ‘sabotage’. Using these simple concepts we describe the spectrum of viral escapology […]
2001 October 14, M. Lucas [et al.], U. Karrer, A. Lucas, P. Klenerman, “Viral Escape Mechanisms – Escapology Taught by Viruses”, in International Journal of Experimental Pathology, volume 82, number 5, →PMID, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2015, abstract, pages 269–286 at 269:
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Escape from a difficult situation.
Might it have been any different had Leroy Sané’s goal, late in the first half, not been wrongly given offside? Nobody will ever know but it was certainly true that City were threatening a remarkable feat of escapology in that part of the match.
2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| escapologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
sv utbrytarkonst (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · pt escapologia (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · cmn 脫逃術 /脱逃术 (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · es escapismo (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · fi eskapologia (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · fr escapologie (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · oc escapologia (the study or art of escaping from a constriction) · ja 脱出芸 (the study or art of escaping from a constriction)