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ecologically

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•col•o•gy /ɪˈkɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Biologythe branch of biology dealing with the relations between living things and their environment.
  2. Biologythe set of relationships between organisms and their environment.
  3. Ecologythe act or policy of calling for protection of the air, water, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects;
    environmentalism:active in ecology.
See -logy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•col•o•gy  (i kolə jē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biologythe branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
  2. SociologyAlso called human ecology. the branch of sociology concerned with the spacing and interdependence of people and institutions.
Also, oecology. 
  • Greek oîk(os) + -o- -o- + German -logie -logy; term introduced by English. H. Haeckel
  • German Ökologie
  • 1870–75; earlier oecology
ec′o•logi•cal•ly, adv. 
e•colo•gist, n. 

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