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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun That part of the science of physiology which treats of the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.
  • noun (Logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought.
  • noun The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art.

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  • noun The part of physiology that deals with the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.
  • noun logic The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought.
  • noun The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek, a first element + -logy.

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