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potamology
[pot-uh-mol-uh-jee]
noun
the study of rivers.
potamology
/ ˌpɒtəˈmɒlədʒɪ /
noun
obsolete, the scientific study of rivers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potamology1
C19: from Greek potamos river + -logy
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Potamology, pot-a-mol′ō-ji, n. the scientific study of rivers.—n.
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He occasionally coins words such as Potamology for the study of rivers, and Chapter cxxxiv is headed— "A transition, an anecdote, an apostrophe, and a pun, punnet, or pundigrion."
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