Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekμάτη“folly”
- Englishmateology
From Ancient Greek μάτη (mátē, “folly”) + λόγος (lógos, “discourse”): compare French matéologie.
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German Mataiologie, Matäologie
- Mataiologievain discourse
- Matäologievain discourse
Portuguese mateologia
- mateologiavain discourse
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APA
mateology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mateology
MLA
“mateology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mateology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mateology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mateology.
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