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psych/o — Mind

psych/o means mind. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: psychology.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Mind

• Ancient Greek: ψυχή (psyche)

Examples and word parts

psychology

The study of mental processes and behavior.

Word parts: psych/o (mind) + -logy (study); the Greek source also means soul or life.

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Related thought & mind terms

• ment- — Mind

  mental

• cogn- — Knowing or recognizing

  cognition

• noet- — Intellectual understanding

  noetic

• ide/o — Idea or form

  ideology

• log/o — Word or reason

  logic

• ration- — Reason or reckoning

  rational

• intellect- — Understanding

  intellect

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