toponomy

Definitions of toponomy
  1. noun
    the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
    synonyms: toponymy
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    type of:
    lexicology
    the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
  2. noun
    the nomenclature of regional anatomy
    synonyms: toponymy
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    type of:
    language, nomenclature, terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
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