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noun
The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The study of the behaviour and development of children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
Narrower terms: neonatology
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped-der. Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon)der. English pedo- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English pedology From pedo- (“soil”) + -ology.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pedology From pedo- (“child”) or -logy.
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