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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPsychologie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: psyçoloˈɡiː
"Er interessiert sich sehr für Psychologie."
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The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
"She is majoring in psychology at the university."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 16th century from Modern Latin psychologia, combining Greek psykhe (breath, spirit, soul) and -logia (study of).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "psychology" is said worldwide
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psychologie
Transliteration: psikolɔʒi
"Elle étudie la psychologie à l'université."
Psychologie
Transliteration: psyçoloˈɡiː
"Er interessiert sich sehr für Psychologie."
psicologia
Transliteration: psikoˈlɔdʒa
"La psicologia è una scienza affascinante."
psicología
Transliteration: sikoloˈxía
"Estudia psicología en Madrid."
psicologia
Transliteration: psisikoˈliɐ
"O livro de psicologia é muito interessante."
मनोविज्ञान
Transliteration: manovigyan
"वह विश्वविद्यालय में मनोविज्ञान पढ़ रही है।"
心理学
Transliteration: xīn lǐ xué
"他对心理学很感兴趣。"
심리학
Transliteration: simnihak
"그는 대학에서 심리학을 전공하고 있습니다."
心理学
Transliteration: shinrigaku
"彼女は大学で心理学を勉強しています。"
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