terminology

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:44:34

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.

2.

The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.

The barbarous effect produced by a German structure of sentence, and a terminology altogether new. De Quincey.

 

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