How to pronounce limnology
American English pronunciation
lim-NOL-uh-jee
- IPA
- /lɪmˈnɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- lim · NOL · uh · jee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What limnology means
The study of lakes, ponds and other fresh water
In a sentence: The limnology class rowed out to test the water in the middle of the lake.
Where it comes from: It's built from limno-, from a Greek word for lake, and -logy, meaning the study of something.
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