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#176712 - 05/07/08 05:25 PM fool on the hill
tsuwm tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 8573 Loc: this too shall pass	very recently, the meaning of philology vs. other ologies* (yes, that's an actual word) was brought up here. so here's another, with a related question: it is fairly well established, although the word is not widely used, that nephology is the branch of meteorology that deals with clouds, or (as OED would have it) the scientific study of clouds. so, what word would you use to describe the [in]activity of a person who lies on a hill letting their mind ponder the variety of shapes to found in the clouds? (other than wool-gathering : ) [I found a couple of beauts, also stemming from Gk nephos, in OED; but I'm looking for other suggestions. nephelognosy n. Obs. rare the systematic observation and description of cloud formations. nephelolater n. Obs. nonce-wd. a person who admires clouds. (hence, nephelolatry?)] ology - informal* a branch of learning [AHD4] -joe (his head in a cloud) friday
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#176713 - 05/07/08 05:50 PM Re: fool on the hill [Re: tsuwm]
Maven Maven member Registered: 04/27/07 Posts: 119 Loc: California	Nephelococcygia Scroll down a tad, it's not the first article Edited by Maven (05/07/08 05:52 PM) _________________________ tempus edax rerum
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#176714 - 05/07/08 06:08 PM Re: fool on the hill [Re: tsuwm]
zmjezhd zmjezhd veteran Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 1523 Loc: R'lyeh	How 'bout lanalegium? -sepp (one good turner deserves a college) freitag
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#176715 - 05/07/08 06:25 PM Re: fool on the hill [Re: zmjezhd]
tsuwm tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 8573 Loc: this too shall pass	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd How 'bout lanalegium? -sepp (one good turner deserves a college) freitag heh.
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#176719 - 05/07/08 07:35 PM Re: fool on the hill [Re: tsuwm]
Faldage Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 11418	This thread is being brought to you by Chepe and Pepe.
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