mateology

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μάτη (mátē, “folly”) + λόγος (lógos, “discourse”): compare French matéologie. === Noun === mateology (uncountable) (dated) vain, pointless discourse or inquiry; waffle. ==== Translations ==== === References === “mateology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.