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grammatology

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

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
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British Dictionary definitions for grammatology

grammatology
/ (ˌɡræməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the scientific study of writing systems

Derived forms of grammatology

grammatologist, noun
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