sinology
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.si·nol·o·gy
noun, often capitalized \sī-ˈnä-lə-jē, sə-\Definition of SINOLOGY
: the study of the Chinese and especially their language, literature, history, and culture
— si·no·log·i·cal \ˌsī-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌsi-\ adjective often capitalized
— si·nol·o·gist \sī-ˈnä-lə-jist, sə-\ noun often capitalized
Origin of SINOLOGY
probably from French sinologie, from sino- + -logie -logy
First Known Use: circa 1882
Rhymes with SINOLOGY
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, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
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