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NOMENCLATURE
terminology, nomenclature, language
(noun) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; “legal terminology”; “biological nomenclature”; “the language of sociology”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nomenclature (countable and uncountable, plural nomenclatures)
A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
A set of names or terms.
(obsolete) A name.
Synonyms
• terminology
Coordinate terms
• glossary, taxonomy
Source: Wiktionary
No"men*cla`ture, n. Etym: [L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See Nomenclator.]
1. A name. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.]
3. The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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