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log
(LOG)word or study
Greek for word, speech, or the study of something — appears in many subject names.
rootGreek
CommunicationSpellings:loglogue
Example words
dialogue
a conversation between two or more people
monologue
a speech given by one person
biology
the study of living things
prologue
a section that comes before the main story
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing log, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
dialogue
a conversation between two or more people
monologue
a speech given by one person
biology
the study of living things
prologue
a section that comes before the main story
geology
the study of the earth's rocks and structure
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Related roots
Communication. Roots about writing, speaking, and the words we use.
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