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horology (n.)
[horology 词源字典]
science of time, 1819, probably from Greek
hora
"hour" (see
hour
) +
-logy
. Earlier it meant "clock, clock dial" (c. 1500), from Latin
horologium
. Related:
Horologist
.
[horology etymology, horology origin, 英语词源]
[horology 词源字典]