3 definitions
for terminology
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Terminology \Ter`mi*nol"o*gy\, n. [L. terminus term + -logy: cf.
F. terminologie.]
1. The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations;
a treatise on terms.
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2. The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or
the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the
terminology of chemistry.
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The barbarous effect produced by a German structure
of sentence, and a terminology altogether new. --De
Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
terminology
n : a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal
terminology"; "the language of sociology" [syn: nomenclature,
language]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "terminology":
antonomasia, argot, binomial nomenclature, biosystematics,
biosystematy, cant, class, classification, dictionary, family,
gazetteer, genus, gibberish, glossary, glossology, gobbledygook,
gradus, jargon, kingdom, language, lexicon, lingo, locutions,
nomenclator, nomenclature, onomastics, onomatology, order,
orismology, palaver, phraseology, phrasing, phylum, place-names,
place-naming, polyonymy, promptorium, shoptalk, species,
systematics, taxonomy, terms, thesaurus, toponymy, trinomialism,
vocabulary, word list, wording, words
