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pedology

1 American  
[pi-dol-uh-jee] / pɪˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. soil science.

pedology 2 American  
[pi-dol-uh-jee] / pɪˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the scientific study of the nature and development of children.

  2. pediatrics.

pedology 1 British  
/ pɪˈdɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a US spelling of paedology

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pedology 2 British  
/ ˌpiːdəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, pɪˈdɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the formation, characteristics, and distribution of soils

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pedology Scientific  
/ pĭ-dŏl′ə-jē /

  1. The scientific study of soils, including their origins, characteristics, and classification.

Other Word Forms

  • pedologic adjective
  • pedological adjective
  • pedologist noun

Etymology

Origin of pedology1

First recorded in 1920–25; pedo- 2 + -logy

Origin of pedology1

pedo- 1 + -logy

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France’s first university diploma in wine studies has been launched in Strasbourg: a one-year course in wine-tasting, pedology - or soil science - and the neuroscience behind good wine.

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