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toponymy
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
to·pon·y·my       [tuh-pon-uh-mee] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the study of toponyms.
2.Anatomy. the nomenclature of the regions of the body.
[Origin: 1875–80; top- + -onomy, on the model of homonymy, synonymy; see -onym, -y3]

—Related forms
top·o·nym·ic       [top-uh-nim-ik] Pronunciation Key,
top·o·nym·i·cal, adjective
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to·pon·y·my       (tə-pŏn'ə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. to·pon·y·mies
    1. The place names of a region or language.
    2. The study of such place names.
  2. Anatomy Nomenclature with respect to a region of the body rather than to organs or structures.

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toponymy

noun
1. the nomenclature of regional anatomy 
2. the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language 

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Toponymy

To*pon"y*my\, n. A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- To*pon"y*mal, Top`o*nym"ic, Top`o*nym"ic*al, a.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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