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Log/Logy (word, study)

Log, logy

Greek logos: word, speech, reason; -logia: study of.

Geology is the study of rocks.

Dialogue

A conversation between two or more people.

Kabir and Priya practised their dialogue for the school play.

Ecology

The study of how living things relate to their surroundings.

Our ecology project studied birds near the lake in Bhopal.

Remember: -logy = study of: zoology, biology. Stress shift: ee-KOL-uh-jee, but ee-kuh-LOJ-i-kul. British spelling keeps -ue: dialogue, catalogue.

Short lessonRootsMany English words are built on old Latin or Greek roots that carry a core meaning.

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