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Oenology vs Penology - What's the difference?

oenology | penology |

As nouns the difference between oenology and penology

is that oenology is the scientific study of and winemaking while penology is of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

oenology

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (North America) * (British)

Noun

(-)
  • The scientific study of and winemaking.
    • Even though I can't drink wine, I can still study oenology and enjoy knowing about the great wines of the world.

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    penology

    English

    (wikipedia penology)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

  • of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.