First Known Use: 1900
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pedology
noun pe·dol·o·gy \pi-ˈdä-lə-jē, pe-\
Definition of PEDOLOGY
— ped·o·log·i·cal \ˌpe-də-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also ped·o·log·ic \-jik\ adjective
— pe·dol·o·gist \pi-ˈdä-lə-jist, pe-\ noun
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Origin of PEDOLOGY
Greek pedon + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy
Rhymes with PEDOLOGY
andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
Medical Dictionary
pedology
noun pe·dol·o·gy
plural pe·dol·o·gies
Medical Definition of PEDOLOGY
: the scientific study of the life and development of children
Variants of PEDOLOGY
pe·dol·o·gy or chiefly British pae·dol·o·gy \pē-ˈdäl-ə-jē\
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