-logue

UK/ˌlɒɡ/Australia, US, India, Scotland/ˌlɔɡ/cot caught merger/ˌlɑɡ/New Zealand[ˌlɞ̠ɡ]

suffix

Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.

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-logy-logist
OriginMiddle French -logue ← Classical Latin -logus ← Ancient Greek -λόγος →
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Meanings

-logue1

suffix-logue (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -logues)

plural -logues · alternative -log

  1. countablenot comparableuncountableSpeech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.

    Synonyms: -logy

  2. archaiccountabledatedhistoricalnot comparableobsoleterareuncountableSynonym of -logist.

    Synonyms: -logist

  3. countablenot comparablerareuncountableSynonym of -logy.

    Synonyms: -logy

-logue2

suffix-logue (noun-forming suffix, plural -logues)

plural -logues · alternative -log

  1. not comparablesciencesA correspondent (homologue or analogue).

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixSpeech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.

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-logy

suffixSynonym of -logist.

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-logist

suffixSynonym of -logy.

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-logy

Origin

-logue · suffix

  1. Ancient Greek-λόγος“a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”
  2. Classical Latin-logus
  3. Middle French-logue
  4. English-logue

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French -logue, from Classical Latin -logus, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”).

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-logue · suffix

Back-formation from analogue or homologue.

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Cite this entry
APA

-logue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-logue

MLA

“-logue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-logue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-logue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-logue.

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