onomasiology

onomasiology
onomasiologic /on'euh may'see euh loj"ik, -may'zee-/, onomasiological, adj.
/on'euh may'see ol"euh jee, -may'zee-/, n.
the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
[1930-35; < G Onomasiologie, equiv. to Gk ônomasí(a) name, expression (deriv. of ónoma, ónyma name) + -o- -O- + -logie -LOGY]

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