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Terra Nova National Park
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terminology
ter·mi·nol·o·gy [ tùrmə nólləjee ] (plural ter·mi·nol·o·gies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. specialized vocabulary: the expressions and words, or a set of expressions and words, used by people involved in a specialized activity or field of work
2. study of names and terms: the systematic study of names and terms
[Early 19th century. < German Terminologie< medieval Latin terminus "term"]

ter·mi·no·log·i·cal [ tùrminə lójjik'l ] adjective
ter·mi·no·log·i·cal·ly [ tùrmənə lójjikəlee ] adverb
ter·mi·nol·o·gist [ tùrmə nólləjist ] noun

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See jargon1.
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