This week’s theme
Words made with combining forms

This week’s words
lithophone
aischrolatreia
henotheism
hyponym
geratology


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Next week’s theme
Words coined after metals

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(jer-uh-TOL-uh-jee))

MEANING:

noun:
1. The study of aging and related decline.
2. The study of a species approaching extinction.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek gerat- (old age) + -logy (study). Earliest documented use: 1884.

USAGE:

“She found herself working toward a degree in home economics, with a concentration in consumer services. She minored in geratology and has combined the disciplines to specialize in helping the elderly receive the products and services they need.”
Randy Gleason; ISU Degree at Long Last for ‘Old Gal’; Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois); May 8, 1993.

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