geology

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
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/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ · /d͡ʒiˈɑ.lə.dʒi/(US) · /d͡ʒiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Definition of geology

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The geological structure of a region.
    “the geology of the Alps”

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Etymology

From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).

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