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ter·mi·nol·o·gy  audio  (tūrm-nl-j) KEY  

NOUN:
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.

ETYMOLOGY:
German Terminologie, from Medieval Latin terminus, expression ; see term

OTHER FORMS:
termi·no·logi·cal   (-n-lj-kl) KEY  (Adjective), termi·no·logi·cal·ly (Adverb), termi·nolo·gist (Noun)


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