different between ology vs ics

English

Etymology

From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?d??/
• (General American) enPR: ??l?-j?, IPA^(key): /??l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

ology (plural ologies)

1. (colloquial) Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.
   • 1786, William Beckford, Vathek

     Dr Ehrhart protested no country under the sun equalled Portugal for curiosities in mineralogy, theology, and wineology – which ology he was convinced was the best of them all.

   • 1987, British Telecom, "Beatrice Bellman advertisement":

     An ology! He gets an ology and he says he's failed. You get an ology, you're a scientist!

Related terms

• -logy

Anagrams

• LOOGY, gooly, loogy

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?iks/

Noun

ics f (plural ics)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X, especially when used for /ks/ or /?z/.

See also

• xeix

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ix, ex (the name of the letter X).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?iks/
• Rhymes: -iks
• Hyphenation: ìcs

Noun

ics m or f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X.

   a ics - X-shaped

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta

Anagrams

• cis, sci

Middle English

Pronoun

ics

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of I