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- noun The study of the
methods ,behaviour , andtechnology involved inhuman combat , particularlyweapons andarmour .
Etymologies
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hopl- + -ology
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Unless you’re a war nerd, like me, you probably have not heard of hoplology though, the study of weapons and their use.
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