TOPONYMY

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


Etymology

Noun

toponymy (countable and uncountable, plural toponymies)

(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.

Synonym: toponomastics

Hypernym: onomastics

Coordinate term: anthroponymy

(anatomy) The nomenclature of anatomical regions.

Anagrams

• monotypy

Source: Wiktionary


To*pon"y*my, n.

Definition: A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- To*pon"y*mal (#), Top`o*nym"ic (#), Top`o*nym"ic*al (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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