əˌmeɪ noun
the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
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| —n | |
| 1. | another name for onomastics |
| 2. | the branch of semantics concerned with the meanings of and meaning relations between individual words |
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Onomasiology
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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| 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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