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The document outlines various scientific fields of study formed by combining Greek roots and suffixes. Some examples provided are: 1. Calligraphy which is the study of beautiful handwriting from the Greek "kallos" meaning beautiful and "graphy" meaning writing. 2. Chronology, the study of time periods, from "chronos" meaning time and "logy" meaning study. 3. Cosmology, the study of heavenly bodies, from "cosmo" meaning heavenly bodies and "logy" meaning study.

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Trick To Learn Words

The document outlines various scientific fields of study formed by combining Greek roots and suffixes. Some examples provided are: 1. Calligraphy which is the study of beautiful handwriting from the Greek "kallos" meaning beautiful and "graphy" meaning writing. 2. Chronology, the study of time periods, from "chronos" meaning time and "logy" meaning study. 3. Cosmology, the study of heavenly bodies, from "cosmo" meaning heavenly bodies and "logy" meaning study.

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Trick to learn words:

o The art of beautiful handwriting = kallos (beautiful) + graphy (writing) =


calligraphy

o Study of time periods = chronos(time) + logy (study) = Chronology

o Study of heavenly bodies = Cosmo(heavenly bodies) + logy (study) = Cosmology

o Study of cells = Cyto (cells) + logy (study) = cytology

o Study of finger prints = Dactylo (finger prints) + logy (study) = Dactylology

o Study of environment = Eco (environment) + logy (study) = ecology

o Study of Insects = Entomo (insects) + logy (study) = entomology

o Study of family ancestries = Ganea (family ancestries) + logy (study) =


Ganealogy

o Study of earth = Geo (Earth) + logy (study) = Geology

o Study of Tissues = Histo(tissues) + logy(study) = Histology

o Study of flowers, fruits, vegetables = Horti (flowers, fruits, vegetables) + culture


(cultivation) = Horticulture

o Study of lives of saints = Hagio (lives of saints) + logy (study) = Hagiology

o Study of symbolic representation = Icono (symbolic) + logy( study) = Iconology

o Study of compiling of dictionaries = Lexico (dictionaries) + logy (study) =


Lexicology

o Study of teeth = Odontos(teeth) + logy (study) = odontology

o Study of birds = Ornithos (birds) + logy(study) =Ornothology

o Study of rocks = Petro (rocks) + logy (study) = petrology

o Study of written records = Philo (written records) + logy (study) = philology

o Study of ancient writings = Paleo (ancient) + graphy(writing) = paleology

o Study of earth quakes = Seismo(earthquake) + logy(study) = seismology


o Study of caves = Spele(caves) + logy(study) = spelelogy

o Study of animals = Zoo (animals) +logy(study) = zoology

o Study of bees = apio (bees) + logy (study) = apiology

o Study of grasses = agrosto (grass) + logy (study) = agrostology

o Study of agricultural soils = agro (agriculture) + logy (study) = agrology

o Study of winds = anemo(wind) +logy(study) = anemology

o Study of algae = algo(algae) + logy (study) = algology

o The study of list of books = biblio (books) + logy (study) = bibliology

o Study of mankind = anthropos (mankind) + logy (study) = anthropology

o Cultivation of trees and vegetables = arbori (trees and vegetables) =


Arboriculture

o Study of bacteria = baterio (bacteria) + logy (study)= Bacteriology Sr No. Words


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