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noun
The part of physiology that deals with the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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noun
The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought .
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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noun
The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “first element, fundamental principle”) + -logy.
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