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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
seis·mol·o·gy
/ sīzˈmäləjē/
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n.
the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
DERIVATIVES:
seis·mo·log·i·cal
/ ˌsīzməˈläjikəl/ adj.
seis·mo·log·i·cal·ly
/ ˌsīzməˈläjik(ə)lē/ adv.
seis·mol·o·gist
/ -jist/ n.
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