hemerology

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day; date”) (a variant of ἦμαρ (êmar, “day”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- (“be hot, burn”)) +‎ -ology (from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā, suffix indicating the study of something, or a branch of knowledge), from λόγος (lógos, “word; explanation; subject matter”) (from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, put in order”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ίᾱ (-íā, suffix forming a feminine abstract noun) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ (suffix forming a collective noun))). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɛməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɛməˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ Hyphenation: he‧mer‧o‧lo‧gy === Noun === hemerology (countable and uncountable, plural hemerologies) The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days. ==== Derived terms ==== hemerological ==== Translations ====