toponymy

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Etymology

From topo- +‎ -onymy.

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  • IPA(key): /təˈpɒ.nɪˌmi/
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Noun

toponymy (countable and uncountable, plural toponymies)

  1. (semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.
    Synonym: toponomastics
    Hypernym: onomastics
    Coordinate term: anthroponymy
  2. (anatomy) The nomenclature of anatomical regions.

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