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spectrology

American  
[spek-trol-uh-jee] / spɛkˈtrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.

Other Word Forms

  • spectrological adjective
  • spectrologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of spectrology

1810–20; < Latin spectr ( um ) specter + -o- + -logy

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