单词 | thaumatology |
释义 | thaumatology in British English (ˌθɔːməˈtɒlədʒɪ) noun the study of or a treatise on miracles thaumatology in American English (ˌθɔməˈtɑlədʒi) noun the study or lore of miracles Word origin < Gr thauma (gen. thaumatos), miracle (see theater) + -logythaumatology in American English (ˌθɔməˈtɑlədʒi) noun the study or description of miracles Word origin [1850–55; thaumato- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: headhunting, heavyweight, overprint, proletariat, segue-logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, ethnology, geology, reflexology, topology |
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