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-scopy

  1. a combining form used to form abstract action nouns corresponding to nouns with stems ending in -scope:

    telescopy.



-scopy

combining form

  1. indicating a viewing or observation

    microscopy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -scopy1

< Greek skopía watching. See -scope, -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -scopy1

from Greek -skopia, from skopein to look at

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