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单词 garbology
释义

garbology

[ gahr-bol-uh-jee ]
/ gɑrˈbɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.

Origin of garbology

First recorded in 1976; garb(age) + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM garbology

gar·bol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby garbology

Garbo, garboard, garboard strake, Garbo, Greta, garboil, garbology, Garcia, García Lorca, García Márquez, García Márquez, Gabriel, García Moreno
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British Dictionary definitions for garbology

garbology
/ (ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of the contents of domestic dustbins to analyse the consumption patterns of households

Derived forms of garbology

garbologist, noun

Word Origin for garbology

C20: from garb (age) + ology
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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