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spevick | 14:51 Sat 30th Dec 2017 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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1.Which are more of in the Oxford English Dictionary:words ending in -ology,or words ending in -ography?
2.In which book,covering ten years of elapsed time ,are chronicled the following:The Great Plague,The Great Fire of London,The Dutch rid on the Medway,nd one of the first references to a Punch and Judy show,as well as a description of a watch fitted with an alarm,then a cutting edge Innovation.
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That is a guess by the way - definitely the first two and I should imaagine the others also.
Yes, the others are mentioned too.
Thanks Mamyalynne
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Many thanks everyone for your knowledge.
"The OED knows of 1,011 words ending in 'ology', against 508 with 'ography'."
(from https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21709282-dictionaries-have-found-their-ideal-format-lexicography-unbound )
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Many thanks for the ology answer..such clever people!

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