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terminology

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noun/ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi//ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi//ˌtɝ.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
  1. 1

    A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.countableuncountable

    • Ad for advertisement is struggling hard for general recognition; some of its compounds, e. g., ad-writer, want-ad, display-ad, ad-card, ad-rate, column-ad and ad-man, are already accepted in technical terminology.
    • Language is always changing — but it shouldn’t become inflexible, especially when new terminologies, in the name of inclusion, sometimes wind up making others feel excluded.
  3. 3

    The scientific study of such terms.countableuncountable

syn. nomenclature · vocabulary · language · wording · phraseology · jargon · lingo · -ese

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