terminology

noun

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

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

The scientific study of such terms.

Roots

terminustermin- · Latin · boundary, limit logos-log · Greek · study, discourse

Synonyms for terminology

nomenclaturen nomenclator jargonn languagen phraseologyn lingon glossaryn vocabularyn glossologyadj lexiconn argotn wordingn

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