| Main Entry: | onomasiology |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the study of names or naming; also, a branch of semantics concerned with related words and their meanings |
| Etymology: | Greek onoma 'name' |
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Onomasiology
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on·o·ma·si·ol·o·gy
Audio Help [on-uh-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -mey-zee-] Pronunciation Key
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Audio Help [on-uh-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -mey-zee-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the study of the means of expressing a given concept. |
[Origin: 1930–35; < G Onomasiologie, equiv. to Gk ônomasí(a) name, expression (deriv. of ónoma, ónyma name) + -o- -o- + -logie -logy
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on·o·ma·si·o·log·ic
Audio Help [on-uh-mey-see-uh-loj-ik, -mey-zee-] Pronunciation Key, on·o·ma·si·o·log·i·cal, adjective
Audio Help [on-uh-mey-see-uh-loj-ik, -mey-zee-] Pronunciation Key, on·o·ma·si·o·log·i·cal, adjective | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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