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-Ologies & -Isms

A Unique Lexicon of More Than 15,000 English Words Used of and about Theories, Concepts, Doctrines, Systems, Attitudes, Practices, States of Mind, and Branches of Science, Focusing Especially on Words Containing the Suffixes -ology, -ism, -ics, -graphy, -metry, -archy, -cide, -philia, -phobia, -mancy, -latry, et al., including Derivative Forms of These Words, the Entries Conveniently Arranged by Thematic Categories, and the Whole Supplemented by an Alphabetical Index

THIRD EDITION

Laurence UrdangEditor in Chief

Anne Ryle and Tanya H. LeeEditors

Frank R. AbateAssociate Editor

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