Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art; nomenclature.
- noun The study of nomenclature.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine or science of technical terms; teaching or theory regarding the proper use of terms.
- noun Collectively, the terms used in any art, science, or the like; nomenclature: as, the terminology of botany.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms.
- noun The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The doctrine of
terms ; a theory ofterms orappellations ; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms. - noun The set of
terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like;nomenclature ; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Etymologies
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This change in terminology is not intended to be hostile or vengeful, though such reactions would not seem unwarranted at this point, but it would serve two clear purposes:
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This change in terminology is not intended to be hostile or vengeful, though such reactions would not seem unwarranted at this point, but it would serve two clear purposes:
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(If you do manage to master the label terminology, you can tell which German rieslings are sweet and which are dry, as you cannot from the labels of most wines from, say, Alsace.)
NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010
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(If you do manage to master the label terminology, you can tell which German rieslings are sweet and which are dry, as you cannot from the labels of most wines from, say, Alsace.)
NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010
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Just in case the terminology is a bit unclear, nursing refers to looking after an aged or infirm relative, and “returning to the workforce systems” is for mothers looking for a new job, as currently they find it very difficult to get a professional post after a few years out of the market.
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So you’re right, precision in terminology is important, and I’m willing to bet that in the poll shown in the original post, none of these ideas were given as background.
Matthew Yglesias » Americans Don’t Like “Socialism” But Many Democrats Do 2010
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Even allowing for regional differences in terminology, that would be a huge stretch.
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Although the discussion continues, sometimes at ad nauseam, the current acceptable terminology is people-first language, which puts the person before the disability.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2010 » January 2010
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This sort of terminology is on too high a level for the students I have.
Bedford/St. Martin’s ESL Workbook « Books « Literacy News 2009
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Ignorance over terminology is not the only issue here.
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