logological

English

WOTD – 24 October 2010

Etymology

From logology + -ical.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌlɒɡ.əʊˈlɒdʒ.ɪk.əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌlɑɡ.oʊˈlɑdʒ.ɨ.kəl/
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Adjective

logological (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to logology; related to the study of words.
  2. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to conceptual patterns or mental categories of words and their referents.
    • 2007, Rafael Art Javier, The Bilingual Mind: Thinking, feeling and speaking in two languages, page 26
      When the "particular-experiential structures" (infralogical structures) are encoded and organized into kinds (or classes, relations, or propositions), logological structures are said to be in place.
  3. (theology, philosophy, rare) Of or pertaining to the doctrine of logos.

Translations

See also

  • logologic
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