onomasiology
Syllabification: (on·o·ma·si·ol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /ˌänəˌmāsēˈäləjē, -ˌmāzē-/
Definition of onomasiology
noun
- the branch of linguistics that deals with concepts and the terms that represent them, in particular contrasting terms for similar concepts, as in a thesaurus. Compare with semasiology.
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-əˈläjikəl/
adjective
Origin:
early 20th century: from Greek onomasia 'term' + -logy