THANATOLOGY


Meaning of THANATOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtha-nə-ˈtä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: Greek thanatos + English -logy

Date: circa 1842

: the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them

• than·a·to·log·i·cal ˌtha-nə-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

• than·a·tol·o·gist -ə-ˈtä-lə-jist noun

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