Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A vain discourse or inquiry. Also spelled
matœology .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.
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- noun dated A
vain ,unprofitable discourse orinquiry .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek μάτη ("folly") + λόγος ("discourse"): compare French matéologie.
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