grammatology

American

[gram-uh-tol-uh-jee] / ˌgræm əˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scientific study of systems of writing.

grammatology British

/ ˌɡræməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the scientific study of writing systems

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Other Word Forms

grammatologist

noun

Etymology

Origin of grammatology

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

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