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sozology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /səʊˈzɒləd͡ʒi/
  • General-American: /soʊˈzɑləd͡ʒi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *twáwos? Ancient Greek σῶς (sôs) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek σῴζω (sōízō) Proto-Slavic *-o- Old Polish -o- Polish -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 -λογία (-logía)der. Polish -logia Polish sozologialbor. English sozology Learned borrowing from Polish sozologia which is itself derived from Ancient Greek σῴζω (sōízō, “to save”) and Polish -logia (“-logy; a field of study”). The Polish term was coined by Polish geologist and ecologist Walery Goetel in 1965.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: luonnonsuojelutiede — study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization
  • Polish: sozologia — study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization
  • Romanian: sozologie — study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization