ology
noun
any science or branch of knowledge.
ologies
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pluralof ology.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Hence you labor under a severe handicap as you take the census of the ologies.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
They know a little music and a little French, but they have never crossed, even in a school-day excursion, the border line of the ologies.
From Castilian Days by John Hay
If our schools would drop from their course of studies some of the comparatively unimportant "ologies," and substitute the qualifications for good citizenship, the change would be greatly for the better.
From Forty-Six Years in the Army by John M. Schofield
Mr. Davis knew any quantity of Greek, Latin, algebra, and ologies of all sorts so he was called a fine teacher, and manners, morals, feelings, and examples were not considered of any particular importance.
From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
She had, somehow or other, picked her way through various "ologies" and exercises supposed to be necessary for a well-informed young lady.
From Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
