Meanings
plural grammatologies
- countableuncountableThe scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
Origin
- Frenchgrammatologie
- Englishgrammatology
From French grammatologie, attested in the 19th century.
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Chinese 文字學 /文字学
- 文字學 /文字学 (wénzìxué)Translations
Italian grammatologia
- grammatologiaTranslations
Japanese 文字学
- 文字学 (moji gaku)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with grammatology
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grammatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grammatology
“grammatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grammatology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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