symbology

sym·bol·o·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sim-bol-uh-jee]
- /sɪmˈbɒl ə dʒi/
- /sɪmbˈɒlədʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sim-bol-uh-jee]
- /sɪmˈbɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of symbology word

noun symbology the study of symbols. 1
noun symbology the use of symbols; symbolism. 1
noun symbology the use, study, or interpretation of symbols 0
noun symbology the study or interpretation of symbols 0
noun symbology representation or expression by means of symbols; symbolism 0

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Origin of symbology

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; by haplology, symbolo- (combining form of symbol) + -logy

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Parts of speech for Symbology

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Symbology

symbology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for symbology

noun symbology

autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
cuneiform — wedge-shaped
hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
ideography — the use of ideograms.

All 5 Synonyms of symbology