gelotology
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Noun — The study of laughter and humour and how they affect the body.
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Etymology
It derives from Ancient Greek γέλωτος (gélōtos), the genitive of γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”), combined with English -logy (a suffix denoting the study of a particular subject). The word was coined by the anthropologist and linguist Edith Trager, with participation from the American psychiatrist William F. Fry, Jr. (1924–...
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