agriologist

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• Agriologist — Ag ri*ol o*gist ([a^]g r[i^]*[o^]l [ o]*j[i^]st), n. One versed or engaged in agriology. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• agriology — agriological /ag ree euh loj i keuhl/, adj. agriologist, n. /ag ree ol euh jee/, n. the comparative study of nonliterate cultures. [1875 80; < Gk ágrio(s) uncultivated, wild (agr(ós) field + ios adj. suffix) + LOGY] * * * …   Universalium

• agriology — (n.) study of prehistoric human customs, 1878, from agrio , from Gk. agrios wild, lit. living in the fields, from agros field (see ACRE (Cf. acre)) + LOGY (Cf. logy). Related: Agriologist (n.), 1875 …   Etymology dictionary