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anthology
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n 1: a collection of selected literary passages
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doxology
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n 1: a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
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futurology
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n 1: the study or prediction of future developments on the basis
of existing conditions [syn: futurology, futuristics]
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graphology
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n 1: the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the
writer's character or disposition)
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horology
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n 1: the art of designing and making clocks
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ornithology
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n 1: the branch of zoology that studies birds
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pathology
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n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and
nature and effects of diseases
2: any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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petrology
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n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and
formation and mineral composition and classification [syn:
petrology, lithology]
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reflexology
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n 1: the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of
organisms
2: massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the
belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and
head that are connected to every part of the body
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serology
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n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with serums;
especially with blood serums and disease
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urology
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n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital
system [syn: urology, urogenital medicine]
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virology
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n 1: the branch of medical science that studies viruses and
viral diseases
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agee
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n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: Agee, James
Agee]
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ge
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n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting
metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs
in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge,
atomic number 32]
2: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus
and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Gaea, Gaia,
Ge]
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ethology
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n 1: the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals
in their natural habitats
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aerology
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n 1: meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere;
especially the upper layers
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lithology
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n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and
formation and mineral composition and classification [syn:
petrology, lithology]
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misology
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n 1: hatred of reasoning
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nephrology
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n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its
development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
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nosology
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n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the
classification of disease [syn: nosology, diagnostics]
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orology
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n 1: the science of mountains [syn: orology, orography]
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patrology
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n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn:
patristics, patrology]
2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church
Fathers [syn: patristics, patrology]
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posology
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n 1: the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of
drugs and medicines
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heterology
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n 1: (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar
body parts
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chorology
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dactylology
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dendrology
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haplology
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sexology
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ajee
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carphology
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martyrology
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papyrology
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vexillology
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