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HOROLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does horology mean?
• HOROLOGY (noun)
The noun HOROLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the art of designing and making clocks
Familiarity information: HOROLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The art of designing and making clocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("horology" is a kind of...):
art; artistry; prowess (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation)
Derivation:
horologer; horologist (someone who makes or repairs watches)
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