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-logy

Merriam-Webster noun combining-form entry

“oral or written expression; doctrine, theory, science”
WITNESS TYPE
Source-reported corpus record
YEAR
Not fixed
LOCATOR
-logy, noun combining form
REPOSITORY
Merriam-Webster
SHELFMARK / OBJECT ID
Not recorded
FACSIMILE
Not linked
DIRECT INSPECTION
No
CONFIDENCE
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THE SOURCE BEHIND THE CLAIM

TITLE
-logy — Definition and Word History
AUTHOR
Merriam-Webster Editors
YEAR
2026
PUBLISHER
Merriam-Webster
SOURCE TYPE
historical dictionary
CITATION KEY
mw-logy