logology

== English == === Etymology === From logo- +‎ -ology. In the sense “recreational linguistics” popularized by Dmitri Borgmann in Language on Vacation (1965). === Noun === logology (countable and uncountable, plural logologies) (now uncommon) The scientific study of words. Synonym: lexicology The study of logos (visual symbols or emblems). The study of words for recreational purposes with an emphasis on letter patterns. Synonym: recreational linguistics (religion) The study of words in search for divine truth. Coordinate term: numerology (linguistics) The field of recreational linguistics. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === logology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia