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terminology

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nounplural noun terminologies

  • The body of terms used with a particular technical application in a subject of study, profession, etc.

    ‘the terminology of semiotics’
    • ‘specialized terminologies for higher education’
    phraseology, terms, expressions, words, language, parlance, vocabulary, nomenclature
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Pronunciation

terminology

/ˌtərməˈnäləjē/ /ˌtərməˈnɑlədʒi/

Origin

Late 18th century from French terminologie and its source, modern Latin terminologia, from medieval Latin terminus‘term’.