grammatology

[ gram-uh-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌgræm əˈtɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the scientific study of systems of writing.

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Origin of grammatology

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

Words nearby grammatology

grammatical gender, grammaticality, grammaticalize, grammatical meaning, grammaticism, grammatology, gram-meter, gram-molecular weight, gram molecule, Grammy, Gram-negative

How to use grammatology in a sentence

The publication of Of Grammatology more than confirmed the interest aroused by the double article in Critique.
Derrida’s ‘Of Grammatology’ and the Birth of Deconstruction|Benoît Peeters|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for grammatology

grammatology

/ (ˌɡræməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the scientific study of writing systems

Derived forms of grammatology

grammatologist, noun

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