onomatology

on·o·ma·tol·o·gy

[on-uh-muh-tol-uh-jee]
noun

Origin:
1840–50; < Medieval Greek onomatología, equivalent to Greek onomatológ(os) collector of words (onomato-, combining form of ónoma name + -logos; see logos) + -ia -ia; see -logy

on·o·mat·o·log·ic [on-uh-mat-l-oj-ik] , on·o·mat·o·log·i·cal, adjective
on·o·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
on·o·ma·tol·o·ist, noun
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