logology en · NOUN
Etymology
From logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965).
Meanings
- (countable, uncommon, uncountable) The scientific study of words.
- (countable, uncountable) The study of logos (visual symbols or emblems).
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(countable, uncountable) The study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns.
[Another] such curiosity may be stumbled upon by someone interested in logology and in command of more than one language.
1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation: An Olio of Orthographical Oddities, Scribner, page 124:
- (countable, uncountable) The study of words in search for divine truth.
- (countable, uncountable) The field of recreational linguistics.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| logologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
lexicology · recreational linguistics
Translations (4)
fi sanaseppoilu (study of words for recreation) · fi logotutkimus (study of logos) · fi sanaoppi (scientific study of words) · fi logologia (religion: study of words in search for God)
wikipedia: Dmitri Borgmann · wikipedia: Language on Vacation