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View synonyms for terminology

terminology

[ tur-muh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural ter·mi·nol·o·gies.
  1. the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature:

    the terminology of botany.

  2. the science of terms, as in particular sciences or arts.


terminology

/ ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ; ˌtɜːmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the body of specialized words relating to a particular subject
  2. the study of terms


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Derived Forms

  • terminological, adjective
  • ˌterminoˈlogically, adverb
  • ˌtermiˈnologist, noun

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Other Words From

  • ter·mi·no·log·i·cal [tur-m, uh, -nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • termi·no·logi·cal·ly adverb
  • termi·nolo·gist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of terminology1

1795–1805; < Medieval Latin termin ( us ) term + -o- + -logy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of terminology1

C19: from Medieval Latin terminus term, from Latin: end

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Example Sentences

I ask her about the terminology and whether she thinks being gay or trans is a choice.

Despite the confusion on terminology, Grimes does appear to exercise solid technique with her shotgun.

All sides agreed that it was brought down by a Buk antiaircraft missile, also known as a SA-17 Grizzly in NATO terminology.

The Bad Seed is the story of how Christine becomes aware that her daughter is, in modern terminology, a psychopath.

According to Schober, this personalization process began way back in 1985 with the terminology itself.

One American house makes a laudable attempt at a more exact terminology by calling the killed cultures of bacteria bacterins.

To behold “Diana unveiled” was equivalent in alchemical terminology to attaining the magnum opus.

I didn't know to whom he addressed himself, but it struck me as something out of Pravda in his terminology.

Renaissance English writers on the theory of poetry use to an extent hitherto unexplored the terminology of rhetoric.

And not only in its terminology but actually in its uses it exhibits variety.

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