Definition of PSEPHOLOGY

psephology

Meanings

Noun

  • the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
  • The predictive or statistical study of elections.
  • An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.

Origin / Etymology

From psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for reckoning; pebble used for casting a vote”). The sense relating to elections was coined in 1948 by Frank Hardie.

Scrabble Score: 21

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Words With Friends Score: 23

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