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onomasiology

on·o·ma·si·ol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on-uh-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -mey-zee-]
    • /ˌɒn əˌmeɪ siˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌmeɪ zi-/
    • /ˌɒnəmˌasɪˈɒlədʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-uh-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -mey-zee-]
    • /ˌɒn əˌmeɪ siˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌmeɪ zi-/

Definitions of onomasiology word

  • noun onomasiology the study of the means of expressing a given concept. 1
  • noun onomasiology the branch of semantics concerned with the meanings of and meaning relations between individual words 0
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Origin of onomasiology

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; < German Onomasiologie, equivalent to Greek ônomasí(a) name, expression (derivative of ónoma, ónyma name) + -o- -o- + -logie -logy

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Parts of speech for Onomasiology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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onomasiology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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