logology

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noun

The scientific study of words.

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lexicologyrecreational linguistics
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Meanings

nounlogology (countable and uncountable, plural logologies)

plural logologies

  1. countableuncommonuncountableThe scientific study of words.

    Synonyms: lexicology

  2. countableuncountableThe study of logos (visual symbols or emblems).
  3. countableuncountableThe study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns.

    [Another] such curiosity may be stumbled upon by someone interested in logology and in command of more than one language.

    1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation: An Olio of Orthographical Oddities, Scribner, page 124

    Synonyms: recreational linguistics

  4. countableuncountablelifestyleThe study of words in search for divine truth.
  5. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe field of recreational linguistics.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe scientific study of words.

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lexicology

nounThe study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns.

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recreational linguistics

Origin

From logo- + -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965).

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Translations

Finnish sanaoppi, logotutkimus
  • sanaoppiscientific study of words
  • logotutkimusstudy of logos
  • logologiareligion: study of words in search for God
  • sanaseppoilustudy of words for recreation
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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