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suicidology

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[soo-uh-sahy-dol-uh-jee] / ˌsu ə saɪˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of the causes and prevention of suicide.

Other Word Forms

  • suicidologist noun

Etymology

Origin of suicidology

First recorded in 1925–30; suicide + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

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As these books show, suicidology at first seems an almost abstract subject full of piquant and possibly significant details.

From Time Magazine Archive

After Alvarez it is almost a pleasure to turn to something as thematically underwrought as German-trained Philosopher Jacques Choron's dry survey course in suicidology.

From Time Magazine Archive

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