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ter·mi·nol·o·gy
(tûr′mə-nŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. ter·mi·nol·o·gies
1. The vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art; nomenclature.
2. The study of nomenclature.
[German Terminologie, from Medieval Latin terminus, expression; see term.]
ter′mi·no·log′i·cal (-nə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
ter′mi·no·log′i·cal·ly adv.
ter′mi·nol′o·gist n.
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terminology
(ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ)n, pl -gies
1. the body of specialized words relating to a particular subject
2. the study of terms
[C19: from Medieval Latin terminus term, from Latin: end]
terminological adj
ˌterminoˈlogically adv
ˌtermiˈnologist n
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ter•mi•nol•o•gy
(ˌtɜr məˈnɒl ə dʒi)n., pl. -gies.
1. the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a specialized subject; nomenclature.
2. the science of terms.
[1795–1805; < Medieval Latin termin(us) term]
ter`mi•no•log′i•cal (-nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.
ter`mi•no•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
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terminology
1. the terms of any branch of knowledge, field of activity, etc.
2. the classification of terms associated with a particular field; nomenclature.
3. Rare. the science of classification. — terminologic, terminological, adj.
See also: Classification2. the classification of terms associated with a particular field; nomenclature.
3. Rare. the science of classification. — terminologic, terminological, adj.
1. the classification of terms associated with a particular field; nomenclature.
2. the terms of any branch of knowledge, field of activity, etc. — terminologic, terminological, adj.
See also: Language2. the terms of any branch of knowledge, field of activity, etc. — terminologic, terminological, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  terminology - a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" markup language - a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document |
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terminology
noun language, terms, vocabulary, jargon, cant, lingo (informal), nomenclature, patois, phraseology, argot medical terminology
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terminology
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Translations
إصْطِلاحات، مُصْطَلَحات فَنِّيَّه
terminologienázvosloví
fagsprogterminologi
terminologiatermistö
nazivljenazivoslovljeterminologija
terminológia
íîorîaforîi, fræîiheiti
terminologijaterminologinis
terminoloģija
terminológia
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terminology
n → Terminologie f; all the technical terminology in the article → all die Fachausdrücke in dem Artikel
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terminology
(təːmiˈnolədʒi) – plural termiˈnologies – noun the special words or phrases used in a particular art, science etc. legal terminology; Every science has its own terminology.
ˌterminoˈlogical adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
terminology
n. terminología, nomenclatura.
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