fairyology

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noun

The study of fairies.

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Meanings

nounfairyology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of fairies.

    The sentimentality and enchantment associated with Victorian fairyology did not survive the Great War, and the incident of the Cottingley fairies marked the end of the cult of fairies in literature and other arts […]

    2013, Michael D.C. Drout, J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, page 187

Origin

From fairy + -ology.

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fairyology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairyology

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“fairyology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairyology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairyology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairyology.

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