terminology English · revision 866

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ ''(UK)''; /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌtɝ.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|de|Terminologie]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) a hybrid coined by Christian Gottfried Schütz, professor at Jena,^(Etymonline) from [[la-med|terminus|t=word, expression]] and the Greek-derived element ''-logie'' “study of”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The system of terms used in a science or subject; originally also the theory of the proper use of terms (1770 in Etymonline; 1801 in the OED, Barnhart and Merriam-Webster).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymologically the word means the study of terms, but in use it almost always means the terms themselves.^(OED 1989) William Whewell noted in 1847 that some writers preferred ''glossology'' to avoid a word made of Latin and Greek parts.^(Etymonline) Winston Churchill coined the euphemism ''terminological inexactitude'' for a lie.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1770 – Etymonline's date.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1801 – the system of terms of a science.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1861 – ''terminological''.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The technical or special terms used in a particular field, science or art; [[nomenclature]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # The study of terms and their use.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[terminological]]

+ * [[terminologically]]

+ * [[terminologist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[argot]]

+ * [[jargon]]

+ * [[term]]

+ * [[terminus]]

+ * [[nomenclature]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}