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Here is a list of some ologies (filtered from a word list):
Here is a list of some ologies (filtered from a word list):


* [[Anthropology]], words about mankind
* [[Anthropology]], words about [[mankind]]
* [[Archaeology]]
* [[Archaeology]]
* [[Assyriology]], words about the [[Assyria]]ns
* [[Assyriology]], words about the [[Assyria]]ns
* [[Astrology]], words about stars
* [[Astrology]], words about [[star]]s
* [[Axiology]], words about ''axios'' (which means what in the [[Greek language]]?)
* [[Axiology]], words about ''axios'' (which means what in the [[Greek language]]?)
* [[Biology]], words about life
* [[Biology]], words about [[life]]
* [[Cardiology]], words about the heart
* [[Cardiology]], words about the [[heart]]
* [[Climatology]], words about the climate
* [[Climatology]], words about the [[climate]]
* [[Cosmology]], words about the [[cosmos]]
* [[Cosmology]], words about the [[cosmos]]
* [[Cryptology]], words about hidden things
* [[Cryptology]], words about [[hidden things]]
* [[Cytology]]
* [[Cytology]]
* [[Demonology]]
* [[Demonology]]
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* [[Mycology]]
* [[Mycology]]
* [[Mythology]]
* [[Mythology]]
* [[Neurology]], words about nerves
* [[Neurology]], words about [[nerve]]s
* [[Neuropathology]]
* [[Neuropathology]]
* [[Neurophysiology]]
* [[Neurophysiology]]
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* [[Ontology]]
* [[Ontology]]
* [[Ophthalmology]]
* [[Ophthalmology]]
* [[Ornithology]], the study of birds
* [[Ornithology]], the study of [[bird]]s
* [[Osteology]]
* [[Osteology]]
* [[Palaentology]]
* [[Palaentology]]
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* [[Physiology]]
* [[Physiology]]
* [[Psychobiology]]
* [[Psychobiology]]
* [[Psychology]], words about souls
* [[Psychology]], words about [[soul]]s
* [[Psychophysiology]]
* [[Psychophysiology]]
* [[Radiology]]
* [[Radiology]]
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* [[Seismology]]
* [[Seismology]]
* [[Serology]]
* [[Serology]]
* [[Sociology]], words about society
* [[Sociology]], words about [[society]]
* [[Technology]]
* [[Technology]]
* [[Teleology]]
* [[Teleology]]
* [[Teratology]], literally words about wonders, or monsters
* [[Teratology]], literally words about [[wonders]], or [[monsters]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Topology]]
* [[Topology]]

Revision as of 16:28, 22 July 2002

Informally, an ology is an academic discipline ending in -ology. Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -ology meaning "words about". 

"An ology. He gets an ology and he says he's failed. 
 You get an ology, you're a scientist!"
 Maureen Lipman, in a 1980s British Telecom TV ad

Here is a list of some ologies (filtered from a word list):

See also:

External links:

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