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orology

o·rog·ra·phy
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-rog-ruh-fee, oh-rog-]
    • /ɔˈrɒg rə fi, oʊˈrɒg-/
    • /ɔːrˈɒlədʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-rog-ruh-fee, oh-rog-]
    • /ɔˈrɒg rə fi, oʊˈrɒg-/

Definitions of orology word

  • noun orology the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains. 1
  • noun orology (geomorphology) the study or science of mountains, in particular how they are/were formed. 1
  • noun orology the study of mountains, esp. the study of how mountains are formed 0

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Origin of orology

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; oro-1 + -graphy

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Parts of speech for Orology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

orology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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