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onomasiological

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on⋅o⋅ma⋅si⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[on-uh-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -mey-zee-]
–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


on⋅o⋅ma⋅si⋅o⋅log⋅ic [on-uh-mey-see-uh-loj-ik, -mey-zee-] , on⋅o⋅ma⋅si⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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