hysterology

noun

hys·​ter·​ol·​o·​gy

ˌhistəˈräləjē

plural -es

archaic

: hysteron proteron

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin hysterologia, from Late Greek, from Greek hysteros latter, later + -logia -logy

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