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log/o — Word or reason

log/o means word or reason. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: logic.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Word or reason

• Ancient Greek: λόγος (logos)

Examples and word parts

logic

The study of valid reasoning and the relations between statements.

Word parts: logic comes through Greek logikē, related to logos (word, account, or reason).

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