symbology

noun
/sɪmˈbɑləd͡ʒi/US/sɪmˈbɒləd͡ʒi/UK

Etymology

From symbol + -ology, with (haplology) of -olol- to -ol.

  1. derived from σύμβολον
  2. derived from symbolus
  3. derived from symbole
  4. formed as symbology — “symbol + -ology

Definitions

  1. The study or use of symbols.

  2. An encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes.

    • The pronounced symbology of antispecial privileges in schools and in society at large underscores the pervasive emphasis on the social equality of the common man.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for symbology. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA