TOPONOMY

toponymy, toponomy

(noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language

toponymy, toponomy

(noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


To*pon"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: The designation of position and direction. B. G. Wilder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 January 2025

CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


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Coffee Trivia

โ€œCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ€ โ€“ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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