1) Language 2) Nomenclature 3) Terminology 4) Toponomy
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1) Toponomy
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Toponymy is the study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use and typology. ==Etymology== The word `toponymy` is derived from the Greek words tópos (τόπος) (`place`) and ónoma (ὄνομα) (`name`). Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds. ==Meaning and history== Toponym is the gener...
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• (n.) A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms.
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taxonomic study of place-names, based on etymological, historical, and geographical information. A place-name is a word or words used to indicate, ... [3 related articles]
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Topical or regional nomenclature, as distinguished from organonymy. ... Origin: topo-+ G. Onyma, name ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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To·pon'y·my noun A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. --
To*pon'y*mal ,
Top`o*nym'ic ,
Top`o*nym'ic*al adjective Found on
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tō-pon′i-mē Definitions: 1. Topical or regional nomenclature, as distinguished from organonymy.
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Toponymy is the science of place-names.
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toponym, toponymy 1. A place-name; a name given to a person or thing marking its place of origin; for example, pharos refers to a lighthouse and is based on Pharos, a peninsula in Northern Egypt, site of an ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy, one of the 'Seven Wonders of the World'. 'champagne' from Champagne in France 'cashmere' from Kashmir in ...
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toponymy (s), toponymies (pl) 1. A branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language. 2. The place names of a region or language and the study of such place names. 3. Anatomy nomenclature which refers to a region of the body rather than to its organs or structures.
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toponomy noun the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
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