grammatology

[ gram-uh-tol-uh-jee ]

noun
  1. the scientific study of systems of writing.

Origin of grammatology

1
<Greek grammat-, stem of grámma letter + -o- + -logy

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grammatology

/ (ˌɡræməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. the scientific study of writing systems

Derived forms of grammatology

  • grammatologist, noun

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