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TOPONOMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
Synonyms:
toponomy; toponymy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("toponomy" is a kind of...):
lexicology (the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The nomenclature of regional anatomy
Synonyms:
toponomy; toponymy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("toponomy" is a kind of...):
language; nomenclature; terminology (a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline)
