Grammatology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  graphology \gra*phol"o*gy\ (gr[.a]*f[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.
     gra`fein to write + -logy: cf. F. graphologie.]
     1. The art of judging of a person's character, disposition,
        and aptitude from his handwriting; called {graphoanalysis}
        by its practitioners. Though its practitioners consider it
        a science, it is widely considered a pseudoscience, as is


        astrology.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. (Math.) The system or notation used in dealing with
        graphs.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. (Linguistics) The study of systems of writing of
        languages; also called {grammatology}.
        [PJC]