glossology
Meanings
noun
- The science of language; linguistics.
- The naming of parts of plants.
- The definition and explanation of terms in constructing a glossary.
- The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue; language”) + -ology.
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