spectrology

[ spek-trol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.

Other Words From

• spec·tro·log·i·cal [spek-tr, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• spectro·logi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of spectrology¹

1810–20; < Latin spectr ( um ) specter + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

In college people study geology and physiology and all the other 'ologies, save spectrology.

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