ufologyn.
/juːˈfɒlədʒi/, U.S. /juˈfɑlədʒi/ The study of UFOs.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > [noun] > flying saucer or UFO > study of
ufology1959
1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 44/4 The articles, reports, and bureaucratic studies which have been written about this perplexing visitant constitute ‘ufology’.
1973 Nature 31 Aug. 582/1 He was not writing..another addition to the burgeoning literature of Ufology.
Derivatives
ufoˈlogical adj. of or pertaining to ufology.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > [adjective] > relating to flying saucer or UFO > relating to study of
ufological1966
1966 New Yorker 9 Apr. 32 The ufological definition of a flap is a concentration of sightings in a small area within a short period.
1984 Spectator 21 July 30/1 George Adamski..wrote, in collaboration with Desmond Leslie,..the first ufological best-seller, Flying Saucers Have Landed.
uˈfologist n. one who makes such a study.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > [noun] > flying saucer or UFO > study of > one who
ufologist1963
1963 New Scientist 19 Sept. 613/2 Long before the frustrated ufologist has realised that even the finest binoculars do not help in finding ufos, he will have discovered that there are other sports and pastimes than ufology.
1981 Guardian 29 Aug. 1/3 Cley Hill is the Loch Ness of the Ufologist. Flying saucers, it is claimed, cannot keep away from its flat top.
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