n, pl  -gies  :  study of or study based on types : esp  :  classification (as of personality, human physique, or bacterial strains) based on the comparative study of types ty*po*log*i*cal adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  di·ple·gia  to·pol·o·gy 
 
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