2006-12-26 18:08:47 · 9 answers · asked by GK B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
PSEPHOLOGY and not 'cephology'
Psephology is the study of how people vote in elections.
2006-12-27 05:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by asok c 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greek "cephos" = stone, "psephos" = pebble.
If "cephology" is a word, it means the study of stones and rocks.
"Psephology" is a word, pronounced the same as cephology would be, and it means the study of election processes. The earliest elections that we have any records of (in ancient Athens, I think) were conducted by each voter tossing a pebble into one jar or another.
2006-12-27 17:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by bh8153 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to Bartleby, there is no such word. It could have to do with the study of cephalopods - which include: octopus, squid, and cuttlefish.
2006-12-27 03:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps you mean capology, which is similar to neology - the act of inventing a word or phrase.
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2006-12-27 03:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by Gregnir 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nephology
the branch of meteorology concerned with the study of clouds
psephology
the statistical study of elections
2006-12-27 14:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the study of the brain or head idon't think it's an accepted word
2006-12-27 02:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's not a real word. What context did you hear this?
2006-12-27 02:18:19 · answer #7 · answered by Mark H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it is relateted to some neurological study..did u spell correctly?
2006-12-27 02:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by crazy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
d knowledge of cellular phones
2006-12-27 02:16:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋