spectrology

spectrology
spectrological /spek'treuh loj"i keuhl/, adj.spectrologically, adv.
/spek trol"euh jee/, n.
the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
[1810-20; < L spectr(um) SPECTER + -O- + -LOGY]

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