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logy

1

[ loh-gee ]

adjective

logier, logiest.
  1. lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish; dull; lethargic.

-logy

2
  1. a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge:

    paleontology; theology.

  2. a termination of nouns referring to writing, discourses, collections, etc.:

    trilogy; martyrology.

logy

1

/ ˈəʊɡɪ /

adjective

  1. dull or listless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-logy

2

combining form

  1. indicating the science or study of

    musicology

  2. indicating writing, discourse, or body of writings

    phraseology

    martyrology

    trilogy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱ, noun
  • -logist, combining_form:in_noun:countable
  • -logical, combining_form:in_adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • g· adverb
  • g·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of logy1

1840–50, Americanism; perhaps < Dutch log heavy, cumbersome + -y 1

Origin of logy2

Middle English -logie < Latin -logia < Greek. See -logue, -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of logy1

C19: perhaps from Dutch log heavy

Origin of logy2

from Latin -logia, from Greek, from logos word; see logos

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