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psephology

(sē fäl′ə jē)

noun

the statistical evaluation of election returns or of political polls

Origin: < Gr psēphos, pebble (used in voting): see psephite & -logy

Related Forms:

psephological adjective
psephologist noun

See psephology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of political elections.

Origin:

Origin: Greek psēphos, pebble, ballot (from the ancient Greeks' use of pebbles for voting)

Origin: + -logy

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Related Forms:

pseˌpho·logˈi·cal (sēˌfə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective

pse·pholˈo·gist noun

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