-ology, -logy, -ologist, -logist
(Greek: a suffix meaning: to talk, to speak; a branch of knowledge; any science or academic field that ends in -ology which is a variant of -logy; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with certain topics or subjects)
The word -ology is a back-formation from the names of certain disciplines. The -logy element basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), "to speak".
The suffix -ology is considered to be misleading sometimes as when the "o" is actually part of the word stem that receives the -logy ending; such as, bio + logy.
Through the years -ology and -logy have come to mean, "study of" or "science of" and either of these suffixes often utilize the form of -ologist, "one who (whatever the preceding element refers to)".
The examples shown in this unit represent just a small fraction of the many words that exist in various dictionaries.
2. A doctor who specializes in the knowledge of blood and lymph vessels.
2. The sum of knowledge about the blood and lymph vessels.
3. The scientific study and body of knowledge of the blood vessels and the lymphatic system.
2. The interrelationship of flowers and flowering plants with their environments.
2. Someone who is a compiler of a collection of artistic works which have a similar form or subject, often those considered to be the best.
Anthologies are extended to other literary collections; such as, a reference to paintings, songs, etc.; and other art forms.
2. Etymologically, the origin, morphology, physiology, distribution, and classification of flowers: An anthology is a literary collection of the "flowers of verse"; especially, of poetry.Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
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2. The biological study of human beings and the ape and monkey related primates.
2. Anyone who is professionally involved in, or versed in, the study of the human species and their ancestors: Anthropologists have made considerable use of information provided by archaeologists in their attempt to understand the origins of modern customs, art, and social and political life.
Anthropologists seek to study and to interpret the special characteristics of any particular population or activity in terms of its time and place in the total history of mankind.
- Physical anthropology
- Archaeology
- Anthropological linguistics
- Cultural anthropology
- Archaeology
- Anthropological linguistics
- Cultural anthropology
- Social anthropology
3. The branch of the science that investigates the position of man zoologically, his evolution, and history as a race of animated beings.
The objective study of anthropology has led to the idea of cultural relativity, meaning that all societies must be evaluated within their own cultural frameworks.
Specialists in anthropology attempt to understand human nature and mankind's' place in nature; therefore, as a highly diverse discipline, anthropology is concerned with the sociocultural as well as the biological side of humanness.
The three main events in a human's life are being born, married, and buried; in other words, hatched, matched, and dispatched.