onomasiology
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onomasiology
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From Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”) + English -logy.
noun
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A branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts.
Onomasiology, whether or not one inclines to grant it the status of a self-sufficient discipline claimed for it by some Central European supporters, closed another series of gaps by inducing workers to assemble regionally, socially, stylistically, or chronologically differentiated words of identical
Similar: onomastics, onomatology
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noun branch of lexicology
| Español | onomasiología |
|---|---|
| Português | onomasiologia |
| Français | onomasiologie |
| Deutsch | Onomasiologie, Benennungslehre, Bezeichnungslehre |
| Italiano | onomasiologia |
| Русский | ономасиоло́гия onomasiológija |
Talk about this word "onomasiology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/onomasiology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. onomasiology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/onomasiology "onomasiology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/onomasiology.Cite this
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title = {onomasiology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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