vexillology

[vek-suh-lol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the study of flags.

vexillology

/ ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study and collection of information about flags

Other Word Forms

• vexillogic adjective
• vexillological adjective
• vexillologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vexillology¹

1955–60; < Latin vexill ( um ) flag, vexillum + -o- + -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of vexillology¹

C20: from Latin vexillum flag + _-logy

Example Sentences

The AP asked other vexillologists to examine photos of the flag and judge its age.

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And experts in the study of flags - known as vexillology - say it’s overly complicated, that ideally a child should be able to draw a state flag.

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And experts in the study of flags — known as vexillology — say it’s overly complicated, that ideally a child should be able to draw a state flag.

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Not only do the state’s Dakota and Ojibwe tribes consider that offensive, but experts in the scientific and scholarly study of flags - known as vexillology - say it’s an overly complicated design.

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Not only do the state’s Dakota and Ojibwe tribes consider that offensive, but experts in the scientific and scholarly study of flags — known as vexillology — say it’s an overly complicated design.

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