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Ology vs Oology - What's the difference?

ology | oology |

As nouns the difference between ology and oology

is that ology is any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy” while oölogy is an alternative spelling of oology.

ology

English

Noun

(ologies)
  • (colloquial) Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.
  • * 1854:' Charles Dickens, ''Hard Times'' - You learnt a great deal, Louisa, and so did your brother. ' Ologies of all kinds, from morning to night. If there is an Ology left, of any description, that has not been worn to rags...
  • * 1902:' William James, ''The Varieties of Religious Experience'' - The ideal world, for them, is not a world of facts, but only of the meaning of facts; it is a point of view for judging facts. It appertains to a different "' -ology ," ...

    • Related terms

    * -logy

    oology

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (dated)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The study of eggs, especially of birds.

    • Derived terms

    * oologic * oological * oologist

    Related terms

    * oologically English words suffixed with -ology