noun
Meaning 1
The study of UFOs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ufology
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˌjuːˈfɑləd͡ʒi/
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US: /ˌjuːɛfˈɑləd͡ʒi/
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of ufology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English UFO 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 ufology From UFO + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ufologia — the study of UFOs
- Esperanto: nifologio — the study of UFOs
- Finnish: ufologia — the study of UFOs
- French: ovniologie — the study of UFOs
- French: ufologie — the study of UFOs
- German: Ufologie — the study of UFOs
- Greek: ουφολογία (oufología) — the study of UFOs
- Irish: úfó-eolaíocht — the study of UFOs
- Italian: ufologia — the study of UFOs
- Macedonian: уфологија (ufologija) — the study of UFOs
- Portuguese: ufologia — the study of UFOs
- Portuguese: ovnilogia — the study of UFOs
- Romanian: ufologie — the study of UFOs
- Russian: уфология (ufologija) — the study of UFOs
- Spanish: ufología — the study of UFOs
- Swedish: ufologi — the study of UFOs
- Turkish: ufoloji — the study of UFOs